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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 She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
countess
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From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
danger
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
declared
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From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
determine
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
direction
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
disrepute
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
doubtful
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
du
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
energy
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From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
examples
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
false
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
flights
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
fly
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From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
gone
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
gratitude
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
highest
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
imminent
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
influenced
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
just
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
lasting
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
longer
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
love
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
Madame
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
madness
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
man
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
Nathan
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From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
Nathan's
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
night
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
now
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
paid
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
paroxysm
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
pleasures
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
position
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
preceding
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
recent
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
remembered
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From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
remorse
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
revelations
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
safety
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From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
saw
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
sister
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
sister's
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
society
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
some
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From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
There
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From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
Tillet
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From this reading During the preceding night Madame du Tillet had gone over in her mind her sister’s revelations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She saw that the man might determine her sister in some paroxysm of gratitude and love to take a step which was nothing short of madness.
vehement
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From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sure, now, of Nathan’s safety, she was no longer influenced by the thought of an imminent danger in that direction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were recent examples in the highest society of just such flights which paid for doubtful pleasures by lasting remorse and the disrepute of a false position.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she remembered the vehement energy with which the countess had declared that she would fly with Nathan if that would save him.
