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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 When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
actually
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From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
awoke
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
Citizen-Deputy
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From this reading Citizen-Deputy.
Citoyen
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From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
clutches
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
comfortable
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
deformed
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
delicious
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
dragged
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
Déroulède
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From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
girl
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
guest
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From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
happy
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, then, this was his house!
house
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From this reading So, then, this was his house!
howling
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
leisure
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
made
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
mob
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
mother
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
out
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
plenty
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
presently
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
protégé
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From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
provoked
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
rescued
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From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
roof
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From this reading She was actually a guest, a rescued protégé, beneath the roof of Citoyen Déroulède.
sad-eyed
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
slightly
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, then, this was his house!
sweet-faced
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
teens
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
then
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From this reading So, then, this was his house!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, then, this was his house!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
waited
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, then, this was his house!
welcome
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From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
well-being
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had dragged her from the clutches of the howling mob which she had provoked; his mother had made her welcome, a sweet-faced, young girl scarce out of her teens, sad-eyed and slightly deformed, had waited upon her and made her happy and comfortable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
young
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From this reading When, presently, the young girl awoke, with a delicious feeling of rest and well-being, she had plenty of leisure to think.
