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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 Had this child of solitude no idea of the etiquette which demands that such feelings should be concealed in a maiden's breast?
acknowledge
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From this reading What induced Noémi to throw herself on Timar's breast and acknowledge openly that she loved him?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anxiety
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any
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From this reading Did she wish thus to banish forever the man whose presence was hateful to her, and make it impossible for him any longer to desire her as his wife?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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banish
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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breast
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child
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concealed
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confuse
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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demands
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desire
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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enjoyment
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etiquette
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feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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feelings
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forever
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freed
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gratitude
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Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hateful
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helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What induced Noémi to throw herself on Timar's breast and acknowledge openly that she loved him?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What induced Noémi to throw herself on Timar's breast and acknowledge openly that she loved him?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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idea
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impossible
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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induced
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lifelong
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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longer
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love
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loved
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maiden's
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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mother
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had this child of solitude no idea of the etiquette which demands that such feelings should be concealed in a maiden's breast?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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Noémi
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE WORLD.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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openly
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OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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OUT
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From this reading OUT OF THE WORLD.
paradise
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possession
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presence
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What induced Noémi to throw herself on Timar's breast and acknowledge openly that she loved him?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had this child of solitude no idea of the etiquette which demands that such feelings should be concealed in a maiden's breast?
solitude
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE WORLD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Or did she confuse love with the gratitude she could not help feeling toward the man who had freed her and her mother from anxiety, and won for their lifelong enjoyment the possession of this little paradise?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had this child of solitude no idea of the etiquette which demands that such feelings should be concealed in a maiden's breast?
throw
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thus
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Timar's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Did she wish thus to banish forever the man whose presence was hateful to her, and make it impossible for him any longer to desire her as his wife?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What induced Noémi to throw herself on Timar's breast and acknowledge openly that she loved him?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had this child of solitude no idea of the etiquette which demands that such feelings should be concealed in a maiden's breast?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
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wife
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wish
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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won
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WORLD
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From this reading OUT OF THE WORLD.
