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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 At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
actually
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From this reading Did Walter actually wish to see her again?
advantage
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
believed
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
circumstantially
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
declared
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From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
devotion
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did Walter actually wish to see her again?
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
displayed
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
Flockart
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From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
how
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
hundred
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
indeed
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From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
inexperience
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lied
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
lover's
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
man
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
maxims
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From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
moment
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
obliged
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From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
often
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
Once
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From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
openly
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From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
passionate
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
past
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
really
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From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
recollected
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
see
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From this reading Did Walter actually wish to see her again?
seen
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
strong
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
taken
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did Walter actually wish to see her again?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
true
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From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
truth
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Once, indeed, he had openly declared to her that one of his maxims was never to tell the truth unless obliged.
Walter
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From this reading Did Walter actually wish to see her again?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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ways
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From this reading At one moment she believed in her lover's strong, passionate devotion to her, for had she not seen it displayed in a hundred different ways?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
WHISPERS
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From this reading THE WHISPERS AGAIN Was it really true what Flockart had told her?
wish
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From this reading Did Walter actually wish to see her again?
words
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
youth
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From this reading But the next she recollected how that man Flockart had taken advantage of her youth and inexperience in the past, how he had often lied so circumstantially that she had believed his words to be the truth.
