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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 That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
afterwards
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
all
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From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
almost
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
any
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
avoided
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
awkward
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
badly
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
Bagnoles
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
became
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
began
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
Comtesse
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
cure
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
de
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
deceive
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
deception
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
double
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
eyes
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
fact
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
Fate
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
feared
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
first
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
fitting
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
free
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
friendship
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
game
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
garment
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
grew
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
grip
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
Hallam
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From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
honest
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
ill
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
inevitable
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
join
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
l'Orne
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
left
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
like
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
make
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
man
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
Martin
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
Mary
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
more
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
never
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
now
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
obtruded
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
out
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
painfully
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
perceived
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From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
play
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
Pontresina
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
quickly
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
quite
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
seemed
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
seen
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
silent
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
stand
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
Stephen
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From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
summer
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
Switzerland
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
tell
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
Then
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From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
there
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
time
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From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
times
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
Try
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From this reading Try as he might he could not deceive her, for this man was almost painfully honest, and any deception became him so ill that it seemed to stand out like a badly fitting garment.
unhappy
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
very
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From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
Vichy
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
well
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From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
went
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From this reading That summer they went to Pontresina since Mary had never seen Switzerland; but the Comtesse must make a double cure, first at Vichy and afterwards at Bagnoles de l’Orne, which fact left Martin quite free to join them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fate, which by now had them well in its grip, began to play the game out more quickly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it was that Stephen perceived for the first time that all was not well with Martin Hallam.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet now there were times when he avoided her eyes, when he grew very silent and awkward with Stephen, as though something inevitable and unhappy had obtruded itself upon their friendship; something, moreover, that he feared to tell her.
