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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 The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
accent
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
actress
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
actually
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
adopt
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
always
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
any
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
attempt
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
boy's
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
card
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
certainly
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From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
change
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
character
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
clever
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
doubt
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
emergency
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
escape
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
expressed
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From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
expression
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
fact
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
fag
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
frankly
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From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
full
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
German
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
got
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
hit
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
hope
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
idea
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
identification
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
imparted
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From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
inclined
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
keep
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
luck
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
means
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
more
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
necessary
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
Nessa
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From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
obtained
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
once
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
other
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
plans
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
playing
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
promise
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
put
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
rehearsing
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
some
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
sort
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
speak
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
spent
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
stroke
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
strong
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From this reading If by any means the necessary identification card could be got, the hope of success was strong and full of promise.
success
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From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
there
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
THIERGARTEN
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From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
throw
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From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
up
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From this reading She had always been a clever character actress, and there was no doubt that she could keep it up in any sort of emergency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that she had already hit on the idea of playing a boy's part in the attempt to escape, had obtained everything necessary for it, and had actually spent some time in rehearsing it, was a stroke of such luck, that I was more than half inclined to throw the other plans over and adopt that one at once.
well
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From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN THE THIERGARTEN The confidence of success which Nessa had so frankly expressed, she had certainly imparted to me.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nessa could speak German quite as well as I could, and her accent, when she had put that question to me about the fag and her wonderful change of expression, had been done to the life.
