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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 “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
all
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
anger
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
avoided
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From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
baggage
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
Camusot
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
Coralie
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
down
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From this reading She sat down.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
embarrassment
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
eyes
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From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
face
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
fancy
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
feels
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
girl
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
love
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
Lucien
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
men
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From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
other's
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From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
play
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
really
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
said
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From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
sat
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From this reading She sat down.
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
showing no sense of shame
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat down.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
taken
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
There
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
two
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From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
unhappy
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
wish
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From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
women
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
wrong
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.