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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 Fateful Interlude Cowperwood was enchanted.
afforded
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
afternoons
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
all
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From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
almost
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
apartment
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
boundless
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From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
certain
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From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
charming
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
colorful
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From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
contribute
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From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
Cowperwood
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From this reading A Fateful Interlude Cowperwood was enchanted.
critical
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
eagerness
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From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
elusive
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From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading A Fateful Interlude Cowperwood was enchanted.
engaged
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
evenings
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
eye
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
Fateful
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From this reading A Fateful Interlude Cowperwood was enchanted.
flawless
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
hoped
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From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
insouciance
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From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
Interlude
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From this reading A Fateful Interlude Cowperwood was enchanted.
kept
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From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
known
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From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
manner
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From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
more
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From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
mornings
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
most
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
North
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
once
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
opportunity
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
proposed
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From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
Side
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
sometimes
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
spent
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
studied
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From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
sweeter
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From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was sweeter, more colorful, more elusive than anybody he had ever known.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
tryst
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From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
value
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From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Fateful Interlude Cowperwood was enchanted.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In their charming apartment on the North Side which he at once engaged, and where he sometimes spent mornings, evenings, afternoons, as opportunity afforded, he studied her with the most critical eye and found her almost flawless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He kept the proposed tryst with eagerness and found her all that he had hoped.
youth
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From this reading She had that boundless value which youth and a certain insouciance of manner contribute.
