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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 In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
accident
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
all
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
Andreas
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
avoided
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
care
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From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
confessed
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
conscious
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
didn't
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
dimly
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
fear
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
felt
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
FIRE
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
guarding
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
happier
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
instinctively
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
knew
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From this reading She knew well why.
Linnet
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
London
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
longer
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From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
love
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From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
many
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
marriage
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
met
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
most
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
much
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
near
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
nearness
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
observe
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From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
outer
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From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
pitfall
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
PLAYING
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
qualm
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
saw
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
season
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
sedulously
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew well why.
simple
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
some
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From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
times
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
trembling
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
truth
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From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
unseen
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
watching
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From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
well
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From this reading She knew well why.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Not that she saw much of him; both she and Will sedulously avoided that pitfall; but from time to time they met, for the most part by accident; and even when they didn’t, she knew instinctively Will was watching over her unseen, and guarding her.
why
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From this reading She knew well why.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In fear and trembling, with many a qualm of conscience, she nevertheless confessed to herself the simple truth; it was that Will was near, and she felt at all times dimly conscious of his nearness.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
world
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From this reading She was no longer alone in the great outer world; she had some one to love her, to care for her, to observe her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE And yet, Linnet was happier that first season in London than ever before since her marriage with Andreas.
