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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 Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
able
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From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
acknowledge
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
acted
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
argued
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From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
arrived
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From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
compelled
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
Considering
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
cousin
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From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
desire
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
disguised
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
disturbed
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From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
doing
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From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
due
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From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
enough
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
estate
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From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
far
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
frame
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From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
gained
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
Gwen
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From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
heart's
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
Hench
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
highest
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
honestly
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
known
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From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
lodgings
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
love
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
making
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
masquerading
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
outset
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From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
prince
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From this reading So far he had acted honestly enough in masquerading as a disguised prince, but he should not have compelled her to acknowledge her love before making himself known.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
rather
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From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
reflection
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From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
relationship
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From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Instead of doing so, he arrived in a rather disturbed frame of mind.
spirits
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From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
straightforwardly
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From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Considering that he had gained his heart's desire, Hench should have returned to his lodgings in the highest spirits.
treating
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From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
unaware
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From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
win
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From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nevertheless, as he argued, he would never have been able to win her had she known at the outset that he was the heir to the estate and her cousin.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It seemed to him, after due reflection, that he was not treating Gwen straightforwardly, since as yet she was quite unaware of the relationship between them.
