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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 But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
abandon
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
account
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
act
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
all
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
almost
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
approving
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
beings
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
calls
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
constituted
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
curiosity
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
demand
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
despair
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
element
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
equally
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
experience
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
feeling
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
few
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
gave
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
good
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From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
grew
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From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
group
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
how
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
human
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
impelled
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
irregularity
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
job
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
justification
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
life
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
lost
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
Marie
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
Marie's
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
matter
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
mother
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From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
need
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
never
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From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
outcast
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
perhaps
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
persons
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
profound
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
recklessness
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
relations
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From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
represented
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From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
road
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
Salvation
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From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
social
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
soul
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
sullenness
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Marie's Salvation_ On account of the irregularity of her life, Marie lost job after job.
there
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From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, as in almost all, perhaps all, human beings, there was in her soul a need of justification--of social justification, no matter how few persons constituted the approving group.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her profound need of experience, in which the demand of the senses and the curiosity of the mind were equally represented, impelled her to act after act of recklessness and abandon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
world
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From this reading The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair.
worse
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From this reading Her relations with her mother, never good, grew worse and worse.
