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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 He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
able
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
acquainted
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
adapting
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
advantage
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
all
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
brilliant
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
certain
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From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
circumstances
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
designs
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
extent
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From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
forced
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From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
found
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
good
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
hand
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From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
imagined
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
known
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
laid
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From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
lost
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
misfortune
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
Mona
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
own
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
people
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
probability
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
purpose
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
RAVENSPUR
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
Tchigorsky
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
terrace
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
three
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
time
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
too
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
trap
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From this reading He had laid a trap for her and to a certain extent he had forced her hand.
turn
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
unscrupulous
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From this reading But she was too brilliant and unscrupulous a woman not to be able to turn misfortune to her own advantage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
way
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From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That she had found her way on to the terrace for no good purpose was known to three people, although in all probability she imagined that Tchigorsky alone was acquainted with her designs.
woman
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From this reading MAY AT RAVENSPUR The woman known as Mrs. Mona May had lost no time in adapting herself to circumstances.
