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action
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From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
away
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back
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From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The failure of Helga’s plans was no longer to be set down solely to me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
clearly
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From this reading The scene with the Duchess Stephanie had shown me one thing clearly.
cloud
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From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
critical
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crossed
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definite
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From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
door
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From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
down
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From this reading The failure of Helga’s plans was no longer to be set down solely to me.
Duchess
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From this reading The scene with the Duchess Stephanie had shown me one thing clearly.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
embarrassed
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failure
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feelings
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From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
hand
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From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
heart
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From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
Helga
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Helga's
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From this reading The failure of Helga’s plans was no longer to be set down solely to me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
intuitively
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longer
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From this reading The failure of Helga’s plans was no longer to be set down solely to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
moment
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From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The failure of Helga’s plans was no longer to be set down solely to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The scene with the Duchess Stephanie had shown me one thing clearly.
other's
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From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
paused
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plans
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From this reading The failure of Helga’s plans was no longer to be set down solely to me.
practical
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room
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From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
scene
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From this reading The scene with the Duchess Stephanie had shown me one thing clearly.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
set
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From this reading The failure of Helga’s plans was no longer to be set down solely to me.
shown
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From this reading The scene with the Duchess Stephanie had shown me one thing clearly.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
solely
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some
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Stephanie
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swept
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From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene with the Duchess Stephanie had shown me one thing clearly.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
try
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From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
turned
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From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
way
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From this reading The thought embarrassed me, and I turned back to try and think my way to some definite practical course of action.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thought crossed my mind that I had not been alone with her since the critical moment in which the cloud between us had been swept away, and we had seemed to understand intuitively each the other’s heart feelings.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With my hand on the door of the room where Helga was, I paused.
