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absence
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
accompanying
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
act
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
almost
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the first time she had seen me since my marriage, but it was the first time she had seen me alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
apparent
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
attempt
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
back
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
became
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
bound
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
came
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
committed
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
contact
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
day
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
down-town
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
effusion
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From this reading Mrs. Vandyke received me with effusion.
escape
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the first time she had seen me since my marriage, but it was the first time she had seen me alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
freedom
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
gave
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
girlish
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
glad
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
hate
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
held
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
home
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
house
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
immediate
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
imprisoned
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
inconceivable
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
instead
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
KEY
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
man
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
marriage
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From this reading It was not the first time she had seen me since my marriage, but it was the first time she had seen me alone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
minutes
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Vandyke received me with effusion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
offered
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
old
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
only
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
opprobrium
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
outrageously
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
own
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
permission
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
plea
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
received
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From this reading Mrs. Vandyke received me with effusion.
release
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
seen
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From this reading It was not the first time she had seen me since my marriage, but it was the first time she had seen me alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not the first time she had seen me since my marriage, but it was the first time she had seen me alone.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was not the first time she had seen me since my marriage, but it was the first time she had seen me alone.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
spend
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
STOLEN
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
ten
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From this reading I think he was glad of the freedom my absence offered him, for he gave me the permission I asked, and in ten minutes I was in my old home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
usual
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
Vandyke
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From this reading Mrs. Vandyke received me with effusion.
Vandykes
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From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
wife
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That I might have time to think, and that I might be saved, if but for one day, contact with one it was almost my duty to hate, I came back to him with the plea that I might spend the day with the Vandykes instead of accompanying him down-town as usual.
women
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
wrong
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From this reading THE STOLEN KEY It became apparent even to my girlish mind, that, as the wife of the man who had committed this great and inconceivable wrong, I was bound, not only to make an immediate attempt to release the women he so outrageously held imprisoned in their own house, but to release them so that he should escape the opprobrium of his own act.
