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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 she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
abroad
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
cared
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From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
carried
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
ceased
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From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
drinking-bouts
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
early-morning
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
escape
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
evidently
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
few
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
Fiorsen
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
followed
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
four
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From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
given
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
gone
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
got
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From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
heard
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From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
knew
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From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
letters
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
lurked
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
maudlin
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
Mildenham
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
months
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From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
off
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
pursuit
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
resolution
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
Russia
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From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
Scotland
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
second
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
Sweden
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From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
then
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
town
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
up
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
weakened
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From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
weeks
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
wild
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
Winton
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
word
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From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
written
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
