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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 SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
accept
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
act
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From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
admixture
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
Attlebury
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
called
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From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
conceptions
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
concessions
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could they, in the end, fail to move her?
Cyril
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
desire
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
detected
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
disciple's
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
effort
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From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
Embedded
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
end
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From this reading Could they, in the end, fail to move her?
enough
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
envoy
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
fact
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
fail
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From this reading Could they, in the end, fail to move her?
failure
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
favourable
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
feared
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
generous
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Could they, in the end, fail to move her?
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
hope
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
induced
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
inexorable
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From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
issue
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
less
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
Maxon
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
mouth
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
move
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From this reading Could they, in the end, fail to move her?
Mrs
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
now
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
objects
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
own
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
promises
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From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
refused
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
result
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
rock
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
saving
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
self-vindication
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
soon
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
strong
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
SUBVERSIVE
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could they, in the end, fail to move her?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
view
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From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His duty towards her--that inexorable duty from which no act of hers could free him--called upon him for another effort.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He refused to accept the failure of the envoy through whose mouth he had been induced to make such great concessions and such generous promises.
wife
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From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Attlebury was with him in this view, though now with less hope of a favourable issue; he detected the fact that his disciple's desire for self-vindication was no less strong than his hope of saving Mrs. Maxon, and feared for the result of this admixture of objects.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SUBVERSIVE Embedded in his own conceptions as in a rock, Cyril Maxon refused to believe that his wife would not soon "have had enough of it."
