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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 Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
adjacent
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
away
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
Berford
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
Berlin
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
betrayed
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
blunt-featured
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
boat
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
calls
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From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
came
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
Channel
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
cheeks
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
Coombe
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
crossed
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
down
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
face
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
fingers
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
Fräulein
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
further
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From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
Gareth-Lawless
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From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
German
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
give
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
gone
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
hatred
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
held
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
helpless
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
Hillern
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From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
Hirsch
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
hours
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
immediate
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
Later
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
lean
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
learned
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
lessons
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
lips
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
made
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From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
man
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
many
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
miserably
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
morbidness
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
more
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
Mrs
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From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
night
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
passion
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
Place
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
prowling
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
rage
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
return
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From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
rolled
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
round
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
salt
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
self-torturing
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
some
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
steady
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
streets
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
tasting
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
tears
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
thwarted
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
together
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
torment
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
triumphing
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
truth
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
Up
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
Von
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From this reading Von Hillern made no further calls on Mrs. Gareth-Lawless.
walked
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From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His return to Berlin was immediate and Fräulein Hirsch came no more to give lessons in German.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Later, Coombe learned from the man with the steady, blunt-featured face, that she had crossed the Channel on a night boat not many hours after Von Hillern had walked away from Berford Place.
wringing
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From this reading Up and down the streets she had gone, round and round, wringing her lean fingers together and tasting on her lips the salt of tears which rolled down her cheeks—tears of torment and rage.
young
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From this reading The exact truth was that she had been miserably prowling about the adjacent streets, held in the neighbourhood by some self-torturing morbidness, half thwarted helpless passion, half triumphing hatred of the young thing she had betrayed.
