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THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective. So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!" Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together. The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle. Her adventurous rashness was, she admitted, undeniable.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
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From this reading Her adventurous rashness was, she admitted, undeniable.
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From this reading Her adventurous rashness was, she admitted, undeniable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
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From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
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From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
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From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
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From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
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From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her adventurous rashness was, she admitted, undeniable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
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From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
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From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
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From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
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From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
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From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
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From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her adventurous rashness was, she admitted, undeniable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
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From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
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From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
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From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The supreme moment had come, and she tried to grasp it like a nettle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
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From this reading Her adventurous rashness was, she admitted, undeniable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Audrey burst out recklessly, as soon as she and Madame Piriac were alone together.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
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From this reading THE THIRD SORT OF WOMAN "It was quite true what I told the detective.
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From this reading So I suppose you've finished with me for evermore!"
