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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 She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
ALL
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From this reading "SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
awoke
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
balanced
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
beautiful
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From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
bright
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From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
care
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
Charlotte
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From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
circumstances
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
day
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From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
equilibrium
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
father
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
feet
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From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
finely
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
happiness
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From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
Harman
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From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
hitherto
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
interview
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
leanings
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
nature
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
NICE
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From this reading "SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE."
noble
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
recovered
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From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
selfish
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From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
showered
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From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
SPICE
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From this reading "SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE."
SUGAR
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From this reading "SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE."
temptation
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
THAT'S
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From this reading "SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
things
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From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
unassailed
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
untouched
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
very
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps for one day Charlotte Harman was selfish in her happiness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when she awoke on the morning after her interview with her father, her finely balanced nature had quite recovered its equilibrium.
woman
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From this reading She was a woman whom circumstances could make very noble; all her leanings were towards the good, she had hitherto been unassailed by temptation, untouched by care.
world
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From this reading All her life the beautiful and bright things of this world had been showered at her feet.
