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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 Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
ADIEU
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From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
dealer
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
deceived
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
disclosing
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
explaining
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
father's
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From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
fire
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
fully
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
get
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
GOOD-BY
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From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
heart
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From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
Leslie's
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From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
listened
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From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
love
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
mere
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
message
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
ordeal
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
picture
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
practiced
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
shrank
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
shrinks
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
stand
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From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
story
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
subterfuge
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
town
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
trick
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
up
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From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
whole
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
words
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From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
Yorke
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
