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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 Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
appealing
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
astounding
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
betrayed
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From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
charm
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
cleanness
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
contending
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
convinced
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
destruction
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From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
door
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From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
fierce
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
finer
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
fingers
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
Gorst
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From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
Gorst's
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
grossly
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
hang
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
Heaven
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From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
honour
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
innocent
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From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
instinct
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
justice
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From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
like
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From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
Maggie's
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From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
Majendie
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From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
Majendie's
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
meant
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
mercenary
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
murderous
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
owned
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From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
pang
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From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
passionate
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From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
perverted
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From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
said
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From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
schemer
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
seen
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
sense
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From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
shame
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From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
surrendered
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
taint
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From this reading Majendie's finer instinct had surrendered to the charm of her appealing and astounding purity, by which he meant her cleanness from the mercenary taint.
tenacity
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In justice to Gorst it could not be said that he had betrayed the passionate, perverted creature.
there
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From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
turned
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From this reading Majendie owned to a pang of shame as he turned from Maggie's door.
vulgar
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From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had seen himself contending, grossly, with a fierce little vulgar schemer, who (he had been convinced) would hang on to poor Gorst's honour by fingers of a murderous tenacity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet there was a sense in which Maggie's betrayal cried to Heaven, like the destruction of an innocent.
