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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 She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
afraid
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * "Have you decided?" asked Honora in the morning.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
bolder
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From this reading Then her bolder thought died.
comfort
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
courage
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
dared
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
decided
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From this reading * * * * * "Have you decided?" asked Honora in the morning.
died
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From this reading Then her bolder thought died.
downward
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
face
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
faces
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
facing
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
felt
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
forced
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
girl
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * * * "Have you decided?" asked Honora in the morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then her bolder thought died.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
Honora
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From this reading * * * * * "Have you decided?" asked Honora in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * "Have you decided?" asked Honora in the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
joy
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
knowledge
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
large
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
lonely
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
lover's
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
maturity
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * "Have you decided?" asked Honora in the morning.
needing
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
relentlessly
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
sand
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
slip
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
stretched
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
task
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
Then
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From this reading Then her bolder thought died.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then her bolder thought died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
too
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
very
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
weeping
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
wisdom
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
wishful
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From this reading She stretched herself upon the sand, face downward, weeping, because she was afraid of life--because she was wishful for the joy of woman and dared not take it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
woman
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
word
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From this reading She was a girl, very lonely, facing a task too large for her, needing the comfort of her lover's word.
world
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From this reading She, who had forced herself so relentlessly to face the world as a woman faces it, with the knowledge and the courage of maturity, felt her wisdom slip from her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * "Have you decided?" asked Honora in the morning.
