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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 FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
alien
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From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
all
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
believed
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
black
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
certified
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
cogent
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
cousin
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
DESCENSUS
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
disadvantage
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
educated
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From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
equals
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
eyes
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
FACILIS
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
facts
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
felt
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
forget
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
George's
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
girl
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
guilty
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
harshly
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
impossible
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
impulsive
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
incapable
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
inferences
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
judge
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
Julia
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
known
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
lied
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
looks
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
love
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
loved
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
most
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
moved
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From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
nature
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
notable
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
now
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From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
only
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
own
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
passionate
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
possible
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
pregnant
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
pride
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
rather
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
rightly
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
scorned
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
self-respect
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
shut
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
Sir
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
special
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From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
sphere
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From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
up
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From this reading A girl, brought up as Sir George's cousin and among her equals, would have known him to be incapable of treachery as black as this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been educated in a sphere alien from that in which she now moved.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
words
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From this reading Such a girl, certified of his love, not only by his words and looks but by her own self-respect and pride, would have shut her eyes to the most pregnant facts and the most cogent inferences; and scorned all her senses, one by one, rather than believe him guilty.
world
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading FACILIS DESCENSUS Let not those who would judge her harshly forget that Julia, to an impulsive and passionate nature, added a special and notable disadvantage.
wrongly
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
yes
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From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She would have felt, rightly or wrongly, that the thing was impossible; and would have believed everything in the world, yes, everything, possible or impossible--yet never that he had lied when he told her that he loved her.
