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The Titan

Chapter XVIII

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The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.
Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.
She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.
Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.
So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Titan

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.
Line 2
Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.
Line 3
She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.
Line 4
Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.
Line 5
So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.”

Quarrel noun US /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry argument or disagreement

From this reading “Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.”

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ability

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From this reading Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

artistic

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

atmosphere

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From this reading So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.

avoid

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

chemical

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

compound

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

Cowperwood

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

disloyalty

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

enveloped

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From this reading So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.

Exposure

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

family

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

finger-tips

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

Forbes

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From this reading So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.

force

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From this reading Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

further

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

guarded

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

Gurney

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From this reading So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

intense

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From this reading Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

interest

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From this reading Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

Platow

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From this reading Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.

poetry

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From this reading So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.

properly

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry argument or disagreement

From this reading Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.

readjusting

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

relations

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

Stephanie

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

Stephanie's

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From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

understood

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

unstable

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From this reading She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.