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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 Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
appeared
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
attack
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From this reading Here his attack was warier.
attention
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
attracting
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
awed
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
bows
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
confectioner's
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
confidences
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
confidentially
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
consequently
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
convinced
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
corner
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
counter
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
evidently
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
eye
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
face
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
flattery
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
full
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here his attack was warier.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here his attack was warier.
husband
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
impart
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
keen
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
Knapp
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
knowing
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
lady's
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
less
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
lightest
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
Loton
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
matter
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
off
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
oldest
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
presently
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
quickly
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
round
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From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
Sally
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
sex
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
small
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
strident
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
subtlest
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
succeeded
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
surprising
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
talking
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
turned
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
unwilling
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
used
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
using
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
very
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From this reading Sally Loton was behind the counter with her husband, and they had evidently been talking the matter over very confidentially.
voice
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
warier
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From this reading Here his attack was warier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here his attack was warier.
weapon
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From this reading Knapp, consequently, turned his full attention towards her, using in his attack that oldest and subtlest weapon against the sex--flattery.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
wife
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From this reading But Knapp was not to be awed by her small, keen eye or strident voice, and presently succeeded in surprising a knowing look on the lady's face, which convinced him that in the confidences between husband and wife a name had been used which she appeared to be less unwilling to impart than he.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And with the lightest of bows, Knapp drew off and passed as quickly as he could, without attracting attention, round the corner to the confectioner's.
