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1953
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1957
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1969
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Abelard-Schuman
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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
all
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From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
any
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From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
aroused
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ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Abelard-Schuman edition published 1953 Pyramid edition published November, 1957 Second printing February, 1969 For Doña IT LOOKED AS INNOCENT AS A GARDENIA ...
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
bloom
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From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
burnt-out
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
Carolyn
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Charles
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From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
deadly
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desires
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From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
Doña
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edition
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Farradyne
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From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
February
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fierce
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From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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GARDENIA
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gave
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girl
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haunting
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
Hellflower
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From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
Hellflower's
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From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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husks
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inhaled
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INNOCENT
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Abelard-Schuman edition published 1953 Pyramid edition published November, 1957 Second printing February, 1969 For Doña IT LOOKED AS INNOCENT AS A GARDENIA ...
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
knew
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From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
LOOKEDnounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man's
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From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
November
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ordinary
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passions
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From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
perfume
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From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
perfumed
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poison
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possess
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printing
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published
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pungent
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Pyramid
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resist
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From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
Second
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slaked
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From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
smiled
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From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles Farradyne knew that no woman could resist the Hellflower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
too
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From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
turned
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From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
victims
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From this reading The haunting, pungent scent aroused desires too fierce to be slaked by ordinary passions--and left its victims burnt-out husks!
wanted
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From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
woman
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From this reading But the Hellflower's perfume turned any woman into any man's woman.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Carolyn, the girl he wanted above all to possess, smiled when he gave her the deadly bloom--smiled and inhaled the perfumed poison....
