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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 When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
awoke
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
breach
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
brothers
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
crowning
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
devoted
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
drug
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
Eluding
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
fact
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From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
father
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
fell
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
habit
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From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
happiness
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
harmfulness
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From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
horror
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
humiliation
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
keep
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
keeping
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
kept
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From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
knew
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
knowledge
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
made
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From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
marriage
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From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
means
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
menacing
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
more
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
only
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From this reading But I only partially succeeded.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
out
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
partially
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From this reading But I only partially succeeded.
practice
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
realisation
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
realise
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From this reading She did not realise the harmfulness of this habit and could not be made to.
resorted
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
stand
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
succeed
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
succeeded
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From this reading But I only partially succeeded.
taken
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From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
then
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
thus
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
vigilance
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From this reading Eluding my vigilance, she resorted more and more to the drug I could never succeed in keeping out of her grasp, and it fell to me to stand in the breach thus made and keep the knowledge of this crowning humiliation from my father and brothers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She had taken it before our marriage, but the fact was kept from me.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
win
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From this reading When I awoke to a realisation of the horror menacing my happiness, I devoted time, strength, and every means I then knew, to win her from this practice.
