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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 had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
all
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
antagonist
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
assiette
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From this reading He had been painfully put out of _son assiette_, as the French say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been painfully put out of _son assiette_, as the French say.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
comparatively
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From this reading He was comparatively rehabilitated in his own eyes.
compliment
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
connections
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
consciousness
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From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
Constance
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From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
embarrassment
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From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
eyes
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From this reading He was comparatively rehabilitated in his own eyes.
flying
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
French
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From this reading He had been painfully put out of _son assiette_, as the French say.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
furthest
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
giving
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
highest
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was comparatively rehabilitated in his own eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was comparatively rehabilitated in his own eyes.
inalienable
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
mother
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
nearest
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
out
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From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
own
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From this reading He was comparatively rehabilitated in his own eyes.
paid
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
painfully
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From this reading He had been painfully put out of _son assiette_, as the French say.
protection
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
put
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From this reading He had been painfully put out of _son assiette_, as the French say.
refuge
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
rehabilitated
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From this reading He was comparatively rehabilitated in his own eyes.
reluctantly
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From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
say
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From this reading He had been painfully put out of _son assiette_, as the French say.
set
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From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
son
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From this reading He had been painfully put out of _son assiette_, as the French say.
sweet
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
taking
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
there
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From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
thus
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
tyranny
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
uneasy
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From this reading Between her and him there was no embarrassment, no uneasy consciousness.
unexpected
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
victory
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From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
walk
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From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
Waring
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From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was comparatively rehabilitated in his own eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walk with Constance, though he had set out upon it reluctantly, had done Waring great good.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had paid him the highest compliment by taking refuge with him, flying to his protection from the tyranny of her mother, and giving him thus a victory as sweet as unexpected over that nearest yet furthest of all connections, that inalienable antagonist in life.
