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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 Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
allowed
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
almost
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
always
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From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
beauty
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
Besancon
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
boots
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From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
borrow
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
bronze
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
checked
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
cotton
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
cut
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
days
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
de
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
demeanor
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From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
dress
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
dressed
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
dresses
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
education
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From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
elegance
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
evening
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
fashions
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
frock
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
frocks
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
grace
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
habitually
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
hair
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
hid
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From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
high
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
iron
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From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
kid
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
leather
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From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
made
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
modest
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From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
Monsieur
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
mother
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
muslin
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From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
own
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From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
pair
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From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
Paris
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
procured
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
Rosalie
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From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
shoes
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From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
silk
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
simple
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
smallest
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
Soulas
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
spirit
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From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
stockings
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From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
Sundays
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This education, and her own modest demeanor, hid in Rosalie a spirit of iron.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
tried
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
trifles
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
ugly
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From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On high days she was dressed in a muslin frock, her hair plainly dressed, and had bronze kid shoes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The cut of her frocks, made at Besancon, almost made her ugly, while her mother tried to borrow grace, beauty, and elegance from Paris fashions; for through Monsieur de Soulas she procured the smallest trifles of her dress from thence.
wore
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From this reading She habitually wore simple checked cotton dresses; but on Sundays and in the evening her mother allowed her silk.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Rosalie had never worn a pair of silk stockings or thin boots, but always cotton stockings and leather shoes.
