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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 All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
agreeable
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
aid
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
All
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From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
any
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
assist
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From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
attempts
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
certain
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
Chetwynde
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
coercion
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
expressed
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
FAITHFULnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FAITHFUL STILL.
feelings
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
felt
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
forced
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
gain
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
Gualtier
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
hate
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
Hilda
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
Lausanne
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
like
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From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
Lord
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
love
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
malignant
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
many
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
mastery
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
memorable
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
menaces
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
more
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
note
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
off
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
offered
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
other
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
perfectly
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
promise
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
proofs
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
purpose
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
rage
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From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
saw
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
sent
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From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
shaken
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From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
STILLnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAITHFUL STILL.
strengthened
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
understood
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
view
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From this reading She understood his feelings so perfectly that she saw in this purpose which she offered him something which would be more agreeable to him than any other, and all that he had ever expressed to her of his feelings strengthened this view.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even his attempts to gain the mastery over her, his coercion by which he forced from her that memorable promise, his rage and his menaces at Lausanne, were so many proofs of his love for her and his malignant hate to Lord Chetwynde.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
willingness
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From this reading All that had passed between them had not shaken the confidence which she felt in his willingness to assist her in a thing like this.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Hilda sent off her note to Gualtier she felt certain that he would come to her aid.
