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acquired
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
bitter
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
cast
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
childhood
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
contrary
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From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
discussed
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From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
earn
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
eaten
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
Eve's
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
exceedingly
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
face
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
fact
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
figuratively
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
financial
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From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
fruit
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
Future
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
half-penny
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From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
happy-go-lucky
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
Hiltons
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
ignorance
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
kindly
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From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
knowledge
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
later
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
leaving
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
Lesbia
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
Lesbia's
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
living
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
means
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
newly
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
own
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
Patterson
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
plainness
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From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
prospects
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From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
said
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
side
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From this reading On the contrary she discussed the financial side of her prospects to the last half-penny.
speaking
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From this reading Lesbia's Future Lesbia having, figuratively speaking, eaten Eve's apple and cast her happy-go-lucky childhood behind her, found her newly acquired knowledge exceedingly bitter fruit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
treat
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
unsparing
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From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
ways
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From this reading Mrs. Patterson was not disposed to treat her as the Hiltons had done, leaving her in complete ignorance of ways and means.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did it quite kindly, but with unsparing plainness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll have to face the fact that later on you must earn your own living, Lesbia," she said.
