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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 A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
affection
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
any
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
attracted
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From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
bond
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
Catherine
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From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
Catherine's
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
confessed
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From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
confession
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
de
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
decided
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
delights
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
departure
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From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
despair
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
determination
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
emotions
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
end
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
engrossed
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
entrancing
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
felt
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From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
followed
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
formerly
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
four
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
fragments
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
giddy
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
girl
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
greatly
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From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
grief
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
Grove
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
growing
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
harshly
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
inclination
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
inspired
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
intimacy
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
Irene
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
isolation
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
jealousy
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
journal
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
Khios
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From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
love
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
Madame
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
mercy
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
months
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
more
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
occasion
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
painful
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
POLITICS
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
put
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
record
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
requested
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
saw
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
see
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Catherine confessed to me that she had felt greatly attracted to me ever since our departure from Khios.
smitten
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
total
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From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
treated
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
V
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From this reading She answered that her despair at feeling herself at the mercy of the affection I inspired, added to her jealousy and grief when she saw me smitten by so giddy a woman as Madame de V----, had alone decided her to put an end to the mysterious intimacy of which Irene was the bond, however painful to her was this determination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the four months which followed Catherine's confession of her love, and which we passed in this total isolation, my life was so engrossed by the delights of our ever growing love that I had neither time nor inclination to make a record of emotions so entrancing.
why
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From this reading I asked her why she had treated me so harshly on one occasion, when she had requested me not to see her little girl any more.
WOMAN
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
wrote
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From this reading A WOMAN IN POLITICS Here come to an end the fragments of the journal I formerly wrote at the Grove.
