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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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEMON AND ARCH-DEMON.
ARCH-DEMON
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From this reading DEMON AND ARCH-DEMON.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
believed
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
character
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
Clemenceau
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
cold
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From this reading His cold scorn daunted her, and filled her with dread.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
conclusion
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
conduct
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
daunted
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From this reading His cold scorn daunted her, and filled her with dread.
DEMON
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From this reading DEMON AND ARCH-DEMON.
dread
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From this reading His cold scorn daunted her, and filled her with dread.
eulogy
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
feet
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
fighting
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
filled
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From this reading His cold scorn daunted her, and filled her with dread.
fled
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
Hedwig's
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
high
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His cold scorn daunted her, and filled her with dread.
house
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
husband
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
Jewess
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
less
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
Madame
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
manner
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
more
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
once
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
prudently
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
reason
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
rival
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
say
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
scorn
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From this reading His cold scorn daunted her, and filled her with dread.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
sharp
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
singular
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
slighting
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
sold
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
speaking
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
spot
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From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
stay
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From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had the less reason to stay, as the house was to be sold, in a manner of speaking, from under her feet.
visitor
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His cold scorn daunted her, and filled her with dread.
withdrawn
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From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading After one sharp slighting look at the visitor, Madame Clemenceau had withdrawn her senses within herself, so to say, to come to a conclusion on the singular conduct of her husband.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had not the Jewess been on the spot, whom she believed to be a rival once more, however high was her character and Hedwig's eulogy, she would have prudently fled again without fighting.
