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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 SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
admiration
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
adroitness
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
almost
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She both intensely desired and intensely feared his return.
angry
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
apart
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
aught
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
back
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
bed
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
bedroom
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From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She both intensely desired and intensely feared his return.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
desired
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From this reading She both intensely desired and intensely feared his return.
destroyed
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
faith
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
feared
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From this reading She both intensely desired and intensely feared his return.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
George
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
haunts
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
HISTORY
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From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
husband
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
impressive
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
intensely
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From this reading She both intensely desired and intensely feared his return.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
passion
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
phrase
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
real
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
return
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From this reading She both intensely desired and intensely feared his return.
Sarah
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From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
servant
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She both intensely desired and intensely feared his return.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
sitting
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
SOME
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From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
strange
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
town
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
two
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
very
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From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
vicious
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From this reading A phrase or two of an angry and vicious servant had almost destroyed her faith in her husband.
waited
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From this reading Hilda waited, sitting on the bed, for George to come back from his haunts in the town.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed very strange, even to her, that this should be so; and she wondered whether she had ever had a real faith in him, whether--passion apart--her feeling for him had ever been aught but admiration of his impressive adroitness.
word
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From this reading SOME SECRET HISTORY I Without a word, Sarah had left the bedroom.
