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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 He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
All
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
anxiety
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
awestruck
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From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
benefactor
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
birthright
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
bitter
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From this reading It was a _very_ bitter truth to swallow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
conceived
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
Courtney
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
crime
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
criminal
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
depression
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
doubts
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
escaped
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
evening
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
faded
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
father's
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
fears
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
heard
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
hiding
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
humbling
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a _very_ bitter truth to swallow.
just
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
justice
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
known
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
law
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
Liz
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From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
lover's
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
Maraquita's
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
meaning
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
Mr
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
only
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
plantation
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
private
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
puzzled
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
riddle
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
safety
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
sickening
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
solution
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
swallow
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From this reading It was a _very_ bitter truth to swallow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
then
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From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
trouble
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
truth
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From this reading It was a _very_ bitter truth to swallow.
truths
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From this reading All her private trouble of that evening--the sickening doubts she had conceived of her lover’s fidelity, and her fears for Maraquita’s safety--faded before the humbling truths she had just heard.
up
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
very
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From this reading It was a _very_ bitter truth to swallow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Liz stood where he had left her, awestruck and bewildered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _This_, then, was the solution of the riddle which had so long puzzled her--the meaning of her father’s secret anxiety and depression.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
yielding
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From this reading He was a criminal, whose crime was known to the law, and who had only escaped justice by yielding up his birthright and hiding on the plantation of his benefactor, Mr Courtney.
