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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 Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
anguish
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
any
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
breath
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From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
cheeks
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
comments
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
compassion
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
de
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
deeply
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
despair
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
dress
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
face
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
Fontaine
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
fresh
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
girl
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
green
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
harvest
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
heart
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
hide
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
Hoping
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
human
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
hurt
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
just
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
laugh
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
laughter
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
lines
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
more
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
most
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
narrow-mindedness
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
now
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
out
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
paleness
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
passer-by
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
patches
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
pointed
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
prejudice
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
prey
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
reaped
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
red
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
revenged
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
richest
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
ridiculous
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
satirical
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
sisters
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
some
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
soul
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
sowed
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
spasmodic
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From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
streaked
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
struggle
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
then
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
torture
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
turn
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
unspoken
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From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
vanity
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From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
velvety
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was more deeply hurt by their unspoken compassion than by any satirical comments for which she might have revenged herself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
wither
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From this reading Does not the breath of vanity wither everything?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hoping to hide her despair from her sisters, she would laugh as she pointed out some ridiculous dress or passer-by; but her laughter was spasmodic.
yellow
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From this reading Her face, but just now fresh and velvety, was streaked with yellow lines and red patches; the paleness of her cheeks seemed every now and then to turn green.
young
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Fontaine, a prey to the most violent struggle that can torture the heart of a young girl, reaped the richest harvest of anguish that prejudice and narrow-mindedness ever sowed in a human soul.
