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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 But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
angel
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
Antrim
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
AZRAEL
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From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
believing
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
break
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
came
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
days
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From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
depth
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From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
despairingly
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From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
Dorothy
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From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
else
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
enmeshed
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
father
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From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
grieve
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From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
guessed
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From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
Henry
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
hurt
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From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
innocence
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
Jarvis
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
light
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
lose
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From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
lost
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From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
loved
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From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
lover's
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
masquerading
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
misery
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
naught
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From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
net
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
only
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From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
Parker
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
powerless
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
single
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
thread
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
Truly
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From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
weeks
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From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
WING-BEAT
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From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
