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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 Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
affected
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
Antibes
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
aunt
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.
Chevalier
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
despairing
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
despised
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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
disturbed
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From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.
expression
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
face
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From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.
fatigue
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
fearing
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
Felicie
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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
fit
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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
gentleness
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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
heard
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
high
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
home
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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
imploring
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
lungs
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
man
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
manner
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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
more
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
mother
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
once
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
out
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
passing
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
recollection
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From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.
Returning
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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
road
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
saw
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
seen
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
spend
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
succumbed
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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
taken
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
tears
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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
tramps
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
tranquil
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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
voice
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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
wealthy
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
winter
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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
