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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
ago
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From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
Arsenio
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
avail
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
back
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From this reading The keys of the fort had been sold behind her back.
bartered
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The keys of the fort had been sold behind her back.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The keys of the fort had been sold behind her back.
blind
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
bought
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
cast-off
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From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
cherished
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
Cimiez
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
Dundrannan
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
effect
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From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
encounter
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
evasions
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
eyes
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
fastidious
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
filched
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
fort
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From this reading The keys of the fort had been sold behind her back.
fortunes
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
frocks
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From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
husband
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
independence
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
keys
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From this reading The keys of the fort had been sold behind her back.
lies
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
Lucinda's
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From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
matter
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From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
Nina
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
Nina's
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From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
opened
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From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
out
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
preserved
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
proud
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
regard
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From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
relations
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
sold
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From this reading The keys of the fort had been sold behind her back.
sordid
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
state
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From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
Ste
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From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
SUCHdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her encounter with Nina at Cimiez had opened her eyes; after that, no evasions or lies from Arsenio could avail to blind her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
then
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From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
tragedy
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
VIEWS
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From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
wearing
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From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was in effect that wearing of Nina’s cast-off frocks which, long ago at Ste.
WHIMS
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From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading VIEWS AND WHIMS SUCH, then, was Lucinda’s state of mind with regard to the matter.
wreck
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From this reading The one thing that she had preserved and cherished out of the wreck of her fortunes, out of the sordid tragedy of her relations with her husband, had been filched from her; her proud and fastidious independence had been bartered; Arsenio had sold it; Nina Dundrannan had bought it.
