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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 HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
act
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
active
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From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
alert
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From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
all
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From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
amazing
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
anomalous
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
believing
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
book
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
circumstances
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
content
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
days
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
dragged
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
duties
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From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
fact
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
faculties
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From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
feelings
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
file
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
flagrant
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
forced
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
fulness
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
got
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
grew
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From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
HARD
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
heart
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From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
held
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
highest
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From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
Hope
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
HOW
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
indefiniteness
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From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
kept
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From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
learn
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
LEARNED
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
LESSONS
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
lie
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
lifetime
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
live
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
lost
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
many
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
men
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
more
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
most
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
much
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
nature
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
painful
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
Palma's
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
Paul
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
PAVLOF
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
rasping
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
rather
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
raw
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
regular
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From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
sick
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From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
sight
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
strange
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
times
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From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
too
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
treasure
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
unexpectedly
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
very
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
waiting
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
ways
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
weariness
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
weary
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From this reading At times her heart grew sick with the weary indefiniteness of it all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For he had his regular duties outside which kept his highest faculties alert and active.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
wintry
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From this reading HOW PAVLOF LEARNED HARD LESSONS So the wintry days of their strange, anomalous life dragged on, and held no weariness of waiting for Paul Pavlof, rather a fulness of content as of one who, believing his treasure was lost to him for ever, has unexpectedly found it again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
woman
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
women's
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From this reading But it was not so with Hope, and Pavlof got many an amazing sight into the sealed book, and learned more of women's ways than most men learn in a lifetime.
wound
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From this reading And she had too much time for painful thought, and, to a woman of Hope Palma's nature, the very fact of having to live and act so flagrant a lie as circumstances had forced her into, was to her feelings as the rasping of a file on a raw wound.
