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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 Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
always
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From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
Birkin
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From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
blindly
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
conflict
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From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
contest
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From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
dropped
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
exert
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
felt
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From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
female
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
frightened
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From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
Gerald
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From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
gone
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From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
grew
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From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
Gudrun
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From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
ignore
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
manage
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From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
more
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From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
other
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From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
own
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From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
press
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From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
privacies
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
respect
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
set
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From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
soon
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
submitting
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
tactics
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
Ursula
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From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
used
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From this reading As they grew more used to each other, he seemed to press upon her more and more.
very
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
vital
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From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Already a vital conflict had set in, which frightened them both.
whims
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From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At first she could manage him, so that her own will was always left free.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But very soon, he began to ignore her female tactics, he dropped his respect for her whims and her privacies, he began to exert his own will blindly, without submitting to hers.
