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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 Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
All
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
beauty
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From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
bequeathed
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
bitter
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
brooding
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
cardinal
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
Constance
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From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
CONSTANCE'S
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From this reading THE EDUCATION OF CONSTANCE'S MIND.
contributed
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
deep
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
dependent
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
dying
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
EDUCATION
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From this reading THE EDUCATION OF CONSTANCE'S MIND.
fail
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
father's
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
feed
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
felt
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
forlorn
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
girl
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
grew
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From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
incidental
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
indeed
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
many
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
meet
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
merely
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EDUCATION OF CONSTANCE'S MIND.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EDUCATION OF CONSTANCE'S MIND.
often
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
proofs
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
prosperity
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
proud
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
quick
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
remembrance
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
resentment
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
situation
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
slights
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
station
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
stern
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
susceptible
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From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EDUCATION OF CONSTANCE'S MIND.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
up
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From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
Vernon
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From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
virtues
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Naturally proud, quick, susceptible, she felt slights, often merely incidental, with a deep and brooding resentment.
womanhood
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From this reading Meanwhile, Constance Vernon grew up in womanhood and beauty.
words
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From this reading All around her contributed to feed that stern remembrance which her father's dying words had bequeathed.
world
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From this reading The forlorn and dependent girl could not, indeed, fail to meet with many bitter proofs that her situation was not forgotten by a world in which prosperity and station are the cardinal virtues.
