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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 Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
actions
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
admitted
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
all
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
avowal
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
base
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
became
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
chaste
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
choked
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
conduct
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
confirmed
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From this reading My meditations of the night before had confirmed me in my doubt and my decision.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
cry
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
cupidity
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
decision
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From this reading My meditations of the night before had confirmed me in my doubt and my decision.
depths
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
dismal
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
doubt
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From this reading My meditations of the night before had confirmed me in my doubt and my decision.
easy
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
enticement
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
escaped
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
eyes
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
forest
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
get
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
hardly
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
heart
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
heavy
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
hidden
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
Hélène
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
Hélène's
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
involuntary
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
leaves
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
lips
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
love
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
meditations
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From this reading My meditations of the night before had confirmed me in my doubt and my decision.
meet
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
misinterpret
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
mist
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
more
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My meditations of the night before had confirmed me in my doubt and my decision.
night
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From this reading My meditations of the night before had confirmed me in my doubt and my decision.
nine
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
o'clock
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
once
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
only
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
paths
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
PAVILION
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
result
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
see
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
showing no sense of shame
From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
situated
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
steps
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
ten
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
tender
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
there
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
thick
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From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The morning mist was so heavy and thick that I could hardly see ten steps before me, though it was nine o'clock.
Thus
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
too
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
traverse
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
unhappily
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From this reading Having once admitted that Hélène's conduct was the result of base cupidity, it became, unhappily, only too easy to misinterpret all her actions.
up
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From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PAVILION The pavilion where I was to meet Hélène was situated in the depths of the forest; to get there I had to traverse long, dismal paths, all choked up with dead leaves.
withheld
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From this reading Thus the involuntary avowal that had escaped her lips, that chaste cry of love which had long been withheld and hidden in her tender heart, became in my eyes nothing more than a shameless enticement.
