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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 her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
acted
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From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seemed himself again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
attributed
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From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
business
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
carried
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
conduct
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
country
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
curious
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
disclosure
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
father
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
fear
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
greatly
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
guessed
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
heard
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
heart
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had seemed himself again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
hold
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
ignorance
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
infirmity
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From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
just
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
LIE
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
met
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
night
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
Pollock
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seemed himself again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
some
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
spoken
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
strong
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
summer
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From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
taken
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
troubled
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From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
uncle
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
vagaries
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From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
vaguely
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From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
weeks
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In her ignorance of business, she had not even vaguely guessed what had taken so strong a hold upon her father.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
WISH
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His curious conduct in the country the night she met him with Pollock had troubled her greatly, but she had spoken of it to no one.
WOULDmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
years
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From this reading He had acted strangely during the long summer, but she had attributed his vagaries to the infirmity of years.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
Zelda
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From this reading “I WISH YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME” Zelda had carried in her heart for weeks the fear of some such disclosure as that which she had just heard from her uncle.
