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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 "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
afraid
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
anguish
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
anguished
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," faltered the girl stopping short and looking at Xenie's anguished face.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
bear
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
beat
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
black
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
came
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
carrying
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
clasped
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
eyes
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
face
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," faltered the girl stopping short and looking at Xenie's anguished face.
faltered
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," faltered the girl stopping short and looking at Xenie's anguished face.
fast
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
full
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
gasped
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
get
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
girl
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
grew
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
ground
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
heart
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
Heaven
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
horror
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
like
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
looking
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
lowly
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
ma'amselle
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," faltered the girl stopping short and looking at Xenie's anguished face.
mistress
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
move
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
Ninon
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
Oh
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
piquant
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
pretty
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
see
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
shawl
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," faltered the girl stopping short and looking at Xenie's anguished face.
side
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
sight
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
some
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
sought
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
stand
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
stopping
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," faltered the girl stopping short and looking at Xenie's anguished face.
tender
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
Then
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
throbbing
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
touch
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From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
up
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
very
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
wait
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From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
white
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the girl came up to her.
Xenie's
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From this reading Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then: "Oh, Heaven, Ninon, where did you get that?" she gasped, looking at the shawl with eyes full of horror, yet afraid to touch it, for it seemed like some dead thing.
young
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From this reading "Oh, ma'amselle," she faltered again, and her pretty, piquant face grew white and her black eyes sought the ground, for Ninon, although poor and lowly, had a very tender heart, and she could not bear to see the anguish in the eyes of her young mistress.
