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 /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
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.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
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.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
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.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
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.
ConflictnounUS /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
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.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
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.
establishingverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “establish” — set up or found
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.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
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.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
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/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
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.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
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.
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
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.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
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.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
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.
intimatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntəmətli/
in a close manner
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'snounUS /ˈlætərz/
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
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.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
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.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
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 /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
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.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
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.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
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.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
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.
OverturenounUS /ˈoʊvərtʃər/
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
passionateadjectiveUS /ˈpæʃənət/
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
persistentadjectiveUS /pərˈsɪstənt/
never-ceasing
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.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
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.
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
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.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
subsequentlyadverbUS /ˈsʌbsəkwəntli/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading However much she might be grieved by him, Antoinette, as he subsequently learned, would never sin against his personal welfare.
suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/
an impression that something might be the case
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.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
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.
therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because 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.
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.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
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.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading An Overture to Conflict The result of this understanding was not so important to Cowperwood as it was to Antoinette.
unfaithfulnessnoun
the quality of being unfaithful
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.
unlockedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɑːkt/
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading In a vagrant mood he had unlocked a spirit here which was fiery, passionate, but in his case hopelessly worshipful.
unwittinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪtɪŋli/
without knowledge or intention
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.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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.
vagrantnounUS /ˈveɪɡrənt/
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
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.
welfarenounUS /ˈwelfer/
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
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.
worshipfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpfəl/
showing adoration
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.
