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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 spider's web!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
became
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
bitter
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
Bosinney
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From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
brooded
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
came
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From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
case
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
certain
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
death
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
defeat
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
die
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
fast
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
FEAR
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
figure
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
flat
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
FORSYTES
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
fuss
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From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
green
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
heart
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
hopes
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
loved
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From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
lover
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
made
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From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
moonlight
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
more
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
morocco
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
noting
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
Quivering
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
revolved
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
ridiculous
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
rigid
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
scene
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
Soames
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
sooner
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
spider's
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From this reading A spider's web!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
thoughts
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
TREAD
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From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Even if she had never loved him, she had made no fuss until Bosinney came on the scene.
Walking
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From this reading Walking fast, and noting nothing in the moonlight, he brooded over the scene he had been through, over the memory of her figure rigid in his grasp.
web
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From this reading A spider's web!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHERE FORSYTES FEAR TO TREAD Quivering from the defeat of his hopes, with the green morocco case still flat against his heart, Soames revolved thoughts bitter as death.
words
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From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the more he brooded, the more certain he became that she had a lover--her words, 'I would sooner die!' were ridiculous if she had not.
