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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 It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
Adelaide
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
all
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
also
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From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
complete
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
conjoined
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
course
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From this reading Of course, Quincy did not understand.
dawned
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From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course, Quincy did not understand.
different
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From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
easier
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From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
entirely
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
formality
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
hoped
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From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
lay
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
merely
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
mood
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
need
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course, Quincy did not understand.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, Quincy did not understand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
pathetically
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From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
portrait
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
Quincy
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From this reading Of course, Quincy did not understand.
resenting
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
retiring
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
right
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
room
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
saw
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
set
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
speaking
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
succeeded
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From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
Sylvia
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From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, with the set formality of their retiring to her room, and the portrait of Sylvia and an indescribable something that was Adelaide herself, conjoined to complete his mood.
trick
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From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
understand
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From this reading Of course, Quincy did not understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a mood pathetically different from what Adelaide had hoped for.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw merely that Adelaide was at her ancient trick of silence and of resenting his--as if the right of silence lay all with her, the need of speaking entirely with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And this also dawned on Quincy:--that it would have been easier for him had she succeeded.
