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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 She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
calm
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
care
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From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
centered
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
completely
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
conceive
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From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
Dacre
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
dearly
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
depth
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
disclosing
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From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
dying
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
Earle
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From this reading Lillian Earle was no tragedy queen.
endurance
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
entered
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From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
equaled
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
expense
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From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
face
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From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
gentle
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
hope
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
how
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
idea
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From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
imagined
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From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
intrusted
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From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
learned
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From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
Lillian
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From this reading Lillian Earle was no tragedy queen.
Lionel
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
loved
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
nature
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lillian Earle was no tragedy queen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
owned
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From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
queen
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From this reading Lillian Earle was no tragedy queen.
rarely
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
sacrifice
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
sister
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From this reading It never entered her mind to save herself at the expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, and she could not conceive the idea of disclosing it.
talked
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
there
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From this reading She never talked about sacrifice or dying, but there was in her calm, gentle nature a depth of endurance rarely equaled.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had never owned, even to herself, how dearly she loved Lionel Dacre--how completely every thought and hope was centered in him.
tragedy
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From this reading Lillian Earle was no tragedy queen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lillian Earle was no tragedy queen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Since she had first learned to care for him, she had never looked her life in the face and imagined what it would be without him.
