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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 She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
any
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
attention
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The girl had never before had to do with any mature man.
Brandes
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
Carew
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
conversed
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
deferred
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
disadvantage
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From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The girl had never before had to do with any mature man.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
efface
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
emphasised
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From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
end
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was entirely new to her, this attention which Brandes paid her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
experience
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From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
girl
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From this reading The girl had never before had to do with any mature man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
impression
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
interested
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was entirely new to her, this attention which Brandes paid her.
lack
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From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
made
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
man
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From this reading The girl had never before had to do with any mature man.
mature
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From this reading The girl had never before had to do with any mature man.
much
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl had never before had to do with any mature man.
new
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From this reading It was entirely new to her, this attention which Brandes paid her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
OBSESSION
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
odds
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From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
paid
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
pointedly
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
preferred
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
Ruhannah
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
sought
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was entirely new to her, this attention which Brandes paid her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
total
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From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
undivided
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From this reading Nobody had ever before pointedly preferred her, paid her undivided attention; no man had ever sought her, conversed with her, deferred to her, interested himself in her.
unpleasant
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
way
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From this reading She was therefore at a disadvantage in every way, and her total lack of experience emphasised the odds.
week
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From this reading OBSESSION By the end of the week Brandes had done much to efface any unpleasant impression he had made on Ruhannah Carew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was entirely new to her, this attention which Brandes paid her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl had never before had to do with any mature man.
