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all
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From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
angel
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
ball
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
beauty
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From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
break
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
cheapened
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From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
country-dances
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
curious
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
dance
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
daughter
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
disdain
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
dissyllabic
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
Dorothy
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
eyes
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From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
fashion
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
gallery
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
harsh-faced
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
hellward
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
how
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
lilted
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
lilting
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
lover
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
Madelon
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
Madelon's
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From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
minister
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
musicians
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
occurred
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
old
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
orthodox
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
own
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From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
rage
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
recreant
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
sang
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
savage
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
saw
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
sinful
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
some
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
squaw
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
swart
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From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
swung
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
tendencies
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
termed
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She saw herself swart and harsh-faced as some old savage squaw beside this fair angel.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
turned
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
up
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From this reading The ball swung on and on, and Madelon, up in the musicians' gallery, sang the old country-dances in the curious dissyllabic fashion termed lilting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly all Madelon's beauty was cheapened in her own eyes.
well
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From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She turned on herself as well as on her recreant lover with rage and disdain--and all the time she lilted without one break.
wonder
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From this reading It never occurred to her to wonder how it was that Dorothy Fair, the daughter of the orthodox minister, should be at the ball--she who had been brought up to believe in the sinful and hellward tendencies of the dance.
