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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 Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
afraid
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From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
bit
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
central
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From this reading For her this power was the mystical central fact of the universe.
Charing
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
Christine
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
consciously
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From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
conviction
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From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
Cross
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
everywhere
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From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
exercise
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From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
exercised
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From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
exist
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From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
fact
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From this reading For her this power was the mystical central fact of the universe.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her this power was the mystical central fact of the universe.
future
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From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
Green
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
Hyde
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
knew
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
Leicester
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
London
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From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
measureless
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From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
men
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From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
merely
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From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
much
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From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
mystical
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From this reading For her this power was the mystical central fact of the universe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
Oxford
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
Park
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
past
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From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
Piccadilly
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
power
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From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
Regent
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
Square
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
Station
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
Street
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
surrounded
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From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not exercise this power consciously; she had merely to exist and it exercised itself.
universe
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From this reading For her this power was the mystical central fact of the universe.
unknown
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From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
Victoria
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From this reading Christine knew Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Regent Street, a bit of Oxford Street, the Green Park, Hyde Park, Victoria Station, Charing Cross.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For her this power was the mystical central fact of the universe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But she had not been afraid, because of her conviction that men were much the same everywhere, and that she had power over them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond these, London, measureless as the future and the past, surrounded her with the unknown.
