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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 Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
all
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
Anna
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From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
Anna's
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suppose it had not been a woman at all,--suppose it had been the irate husband, Ned Knox.
away
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
bamboozled
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
Curran's
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From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
door
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From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
GRIEF
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
hadn't
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
hard-headed
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
how
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
husband
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From this reading Suppose it had not been a woman at all,--suppose it had been the irate husband, Ned Knox.
irate
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From this reading Suppose it had not been a woman at all,--suppose it had been the irate husband, Ned Knox.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
KINNEY
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
Knox
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From this reading Suppose it had not been a woman at all,--suppose it had been the irate husband, Ned Knox.
lure
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
man
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
Ned
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From this reading Suppose it had not been a woman at all,--suppose it had been the irate husband, Ned Knox.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Suppose it had not been a woman at all,--suppose it had been the irate husband, Ned Knox.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
PAULINE'S
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
possible
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From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
presence
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
purposely
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
rather
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From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
soft-hearted
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
statement
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From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
story
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From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
subjugated
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From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suppose it had not been a woman at all,--suppose it had been the irate husband, Ned Knox.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
tap
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From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
true
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From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
up
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From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
visitor
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From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
woman
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From this reading Or rather to the next statement, which was that Anna was sure the visitor was a woman.
wonder
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From this reading The man was soft-hearted but hard-headed, and, thinking it all over, he began to wonder whether she hadn’t purposely bamboozled him.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PAULINE’S GRIEF KINNEY, away from the lure of Anna’s presence, wondered how he had been so subjugated by her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He began to think that it would be quite possible for her story to be all true up to the tap on Curran’s door.
