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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 WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
any
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
behaviour
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
carefully
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
CLOTHING
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From this reading A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING.
cope
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
cruelty
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
defend
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
desert
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From this reading He intended to desert her.
determination
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
era
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
eyes
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
fate
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
felt
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
Godfrey's
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
grasped
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
guilty
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
Harland's
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He intended to desert her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
husband
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
husband's
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
impotence
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING.
insults
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
intended
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From this reading He intended to desert her.
Iris
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
late
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
letter
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
looking
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
marrying
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
meaning
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
moments
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
Mr
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
nervous
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
news
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
now
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
only
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
opened
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
points
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
prostration
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
reached
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
return
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
revealed
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
seen
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
SHEEP'S
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From this reading A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
there
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
turn
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
utter
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From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
Vansittart's
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
weakest
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From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
whole
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From this reading She had carefully thought over the news which Mr Vansittart’s letter to her husband had revealed to her, and her mind seemed suddenly to have grasped the whole meaning of Godfrey’s late behaviour.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But there are points beyond which even the weakest will turn to defend themselves, and such an era had been reached in Iris Harland’s life now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
WOLF
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From this reading A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Iris was looking forward to her husband’s return with an amount of determination that would have astonished any one who had seen her only in her moments of nervous prostration, when his insults and cruelty had opened her eyes to the folly of which she had been guilty in marrying him, at the same time that she felt her utter impotence to cope with the fate she had brought on herself.
