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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 Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
admitted
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
advantage
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
all
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
alternative
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
any
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
aware
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
best
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
chamber
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
coming
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
confederate
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
conscious
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
consider
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
consistent
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
contemplated
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
cool
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
Davis
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
deprecate
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
deserve
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
designs
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
driven
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
effort
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
ejectment
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
eleventh
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
employer
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
endeavour
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
enemies
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
enjoyment
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
entitled
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
escape
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
especially
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
exaggerated
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
extremities
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
fighting
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
form
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
game
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
gentleman's
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
going
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
Hamilton
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
hour
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
inflict
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
investment
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
keeping
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
knew
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
late
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
lawless
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
liking
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
longer
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
mischief
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
motive
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
much
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
nature
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
naughty
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
nursed
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
only
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
opportunities
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
own
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
Parthian
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
perfectly
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
personal
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
physical
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
play
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
position
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
pursuance
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
rascal
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
rather
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
repudiation
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
resentment
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
retaliate
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
retreat
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
scot-free
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
serve
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
shortcomings
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From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
some
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
stroke
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
taken
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
temptation
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
tenable
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
three
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
three-sided
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From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
tragic
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
treatment
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
true
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
vengeance
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From this reading She was not a tragic vengeance, and she nursed no very grievous resentment over a treatment which, she was perfectly aware, she had done much to deserve and little to be entitled to deprecate.
very
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
wasted
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From this reading She _had_ taken advantage of a temptation to play, especially of late, a game of her own rather than that of Hamilton, her employer and confederate; and she _had_ wasted her opportunities rather on personal enjoyment than in pursuance of any consistent effort to serve that gentleman’s designs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
whimsical
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From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Davis, conscious that her position was no longer a tenable one, and driven to naughty extremities by the three-sided investment which left her no alternative but to retreat--fighting--retired to her chamber to consider the course by which she could best inflict a Parthian stroke on the three enemies who, each from a different motive, were responsible for her coming ejectment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She contemplated nothing very terrible, it is true--only some exaggerated form of mischief in keeping with her little lawless, whimsical nature.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She knew all this, admitted her own shortcomings; and yet, though she had a physical liking for the rascal, she was not going to let him escape scot-free, without any endeavour to retaliate on him for his cool repudiation of her at the eleventh hour.
