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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 He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
abruptly
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
absorbing
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
agitated
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From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
all
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
American
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
beautiful
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
CARD
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From this reading MISS SILVER PLAYS HER FIRST CARD.
doubt
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
Everard
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
face
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
faintest
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS SILVER PLAYS HER FIRST CARD.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
gray-eyed
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS SILVER PLAYS HER FIRST CARD.
high
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
horse
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
immediately
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
inexpressible
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
intense
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
Kingsland
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
love
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
loved
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
MISS
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From this reading MISS SILVER PLAYS HER FIRST CARD.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
now
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From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
picture
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From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
planted
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
PLAYS
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From this reading MISS SILVER PLAYS HER FIRST CARD.
presence
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
rebuke
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
ride
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
rose
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
said
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From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
saw
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
setting
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From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
sight
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From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
SILVER
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From this reading MISS SILVER PLAYS HER FIRST CARD.
Sir
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
sting
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
strangest
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
superbly
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
suspicions
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
Sybilla
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
table
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
teeth
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From this reading "I remember it all now," he said to himself, setting his teeth; "she was agitated at sight of that picture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
there
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
torture
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From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
turned
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From this reading She turned, with the strangest look in her face I ever saw there, to the American, and rose abruptly from the table immediately after.
very
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
well
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
wife
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He loved his beautiful, imperious, gray-eyed wife with so absorbing and intense a love that the faintest doubt of her was torture inexpressible.
words
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From this reading It was all very well for Sir Everard Kingsland to ride his high horse in the presence of Miss Sybilla Silver, and superbly rebuke her suspicions of his wife, but her words had planted their sting, nevertheless.
