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Driven to bay, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Driven to bay, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Chapter VII

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TWO WOMEN’S HEARTS.
The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.
His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.
Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.
She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Driven to bay, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Chapter VII

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TWO WOMEN’S HEARTS.
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The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.
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His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.
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Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.
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She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.”

Hers pronoun US /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading “His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.”

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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 The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

all

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

arrived

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

aspires

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

back

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

believed

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

brain

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

characteristics

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

chuckled

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

clue

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

comprehension

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

conviction

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

day

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

deceived

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

destination

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

draw

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

early

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

expected

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

find

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

finesse

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

following

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

game

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

get

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

gifted

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

Godfrey

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

Harfleur

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

Harland

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

HEARTS

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From this reading TWO WOMEN’S HEARTS.

heavier

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

how

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

inference

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

instincts

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

inwardly

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

keen

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

knows

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

larger

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

man

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

manner

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

most

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

New

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

ordinary

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

out

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

outwit

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

perfect

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

pieced

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

prided

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

put

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

puzzle

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

see

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

sex

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

sharp

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

single

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

slower

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

there

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

together

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

TWO

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From this reading TWO WOMEN’S HEARTS.

up

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

very

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

way

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

well

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

wife

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From this reading Godfrey Harland prided himself the following day on the perfect manner in which he had deceived his wife.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

wits

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From this reading His brain may be larger and heavier than hers, but her instincts are so keen, her wits so sharp, and she knows so well how to draw an inference, that in a game of _finesse_ she has pieced the puzzle and put it together before his slower comprehension has arrived at the conviction that there is anything to find out at all.

woman

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From this reading The man who aspires to outwit a woman, gifted with the most ordinary characteristics of her sex, should get up very early in the morning.

WOMEN'S

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From this reading TWO WOMEN’S HEARTS.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.

Zealand

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From this reading She believed him to be on his way to Harfleur, and by the time she expected to see him back again he would be on his way to New Zealand and he chuckled inwardly to remember that he had not left a single clue to his destination behind.