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Act
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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
Alice
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
arts
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
backward
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
consist
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
D'AGUILAR'S
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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
education
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
elementary
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
fear
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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
Fiesco
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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
forestalled
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
heart
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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
iii
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From this reading D’AGUILAR’S _Fiesco_, Act iii.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
intercourse
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
Maltravers
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
man
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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
maturest
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
only
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
reading
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
red
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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
results
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
rosy
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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
Sc
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From this reading Sc.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
soft
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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
some
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”
very
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
writing
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From this reading As education does not consist in reading and writing only, so Alice, while still very backward in those elementary arts, forestalled some of their maturest results in her intercourse with Maltravers.
Young
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From this reading “Young man, I fear thy blood is rosy red, Thy heart is soft.”