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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 In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
Aileen
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
Aileen's
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
Antoinette
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From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
appeared
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
arrival
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
bit
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
case
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
comparatively
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
Conflict
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From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
Cowperwood
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From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
Cowperwood's
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
disturbed
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
establishing
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
fact
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
fiery
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
flood-gates
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
gone
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
hopelessly
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
important
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From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
incidents
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
indeed
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
intimately
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
latter's
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
learned
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From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
led
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
means
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
Miss
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
mood
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
more
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
much
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From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
Nowak
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
office
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
opening
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
others
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
Overture
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From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
passionate
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
persistent
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
personal
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From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
result
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From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
sight
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
sin
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From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
spirit
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
subsequently
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From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
suspicion
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
talking
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
thereby
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
trivial
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
understanding
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From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
unfaithfulness
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
unlocked
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
unwittingly
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From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
up
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From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
vagrant
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
welfare
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From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The incidents which led up to this were comparatively trivial--nothing more, indeed, at first than the sight of Miss Nowak and Cowperwood talking intimately in his office one afternoon when the others had gone and the fact that she appeared to be a little bit disturbed by Aileen's arrival.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
worshipful
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From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she was unwittingly the means of first opening the flood-gates of suspicion on Aileen, thereby establishing in the latter's mind the fact of Cowperwood's persistent unfaithfulness.
