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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 In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
achieve
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
acknowledging
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From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stood before her, quivering with emotions he dared not name.
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
coherent
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From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
compromise
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From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
dared
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From this reading He stood before her, quivering with emotions he dared not name.
defeat
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From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
dominated
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From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
elements
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From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
emanating
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From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
emotions
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From this reading He stood before her, quivering with emotions he dared not name.
enchantmentnounUS /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
a magic spell or the state caused by one
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
few
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
fundamental
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
intentions
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From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
knew
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
lay
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From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
meant
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From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood before her, quivering with emotions he dared not name.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
obedience
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From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
poured
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
quivering
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From this reading He stood before her, quivering with emotions he dared not name.
recognized
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From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
reconciliation
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
seconds
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
seeking
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
sought
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From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
spell
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood before her, quivering with emotions he dared not name.
strange
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
struggle
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
undisclosed
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From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
victory
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From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
warring
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From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
whole
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From this reading Something imperious emanating from her already dominated the warring elements towards a coherent whole.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood before her, quivering with emotions he dared not name.
woman's
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From this reading In the first few seconds he knew the clash of a dreadful fundamental struggle, while the spell of this woman's strange enchantment poured over him, seeking the reconciliation he himself could not achieve.
womanhood
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From this reading Her great womanhood he recognized, acknowledging obedience to her undisclosed intentions.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the reconciliation _she_ sought meant victory or defeat; no compromise lay in it.
