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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 Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
all
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
anguish
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From this reading “For a moment La Palferine was in despair; his anguish revived Claudine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
back
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
bed
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
chair
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
Charles
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
chimney-piece
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
Claudine
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
corner
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
deserved
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
despair
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From this reading “For a moment La Palferine was in despair; his anguish revived Claudine.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
died
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From this reading She thought she should have died.
emptied
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
face
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
fell
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
fling
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For a moment La Palferine was in despair; his anguish revived Claudine.
guess
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
hand
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She thought she should have died.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
head
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
joking
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
La
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From this reading “For a moment La Palferine was in despair; his anguish revived Claudine.
lay
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
made
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
marble
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
moment
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From this reading “For a moment La Palferine was in despair; his anguish revived Claudine.
money
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
Palferine
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From this reading “For a moment La Palferine was in despair; his anguish revived Claudine.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
purse
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
revived
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From this reading “For a moment La Palferine was in despair; his anguish revived Claudine.
said
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She thought she should have died.
shrank
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
speak
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
spoke
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From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
stumbled
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
terror
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From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought she should have died.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Claudine, in her terror, did not guess that he was joking; she shrank back, stumbled over a chair, and fell with her head against the corner of the marble chimney-piece.
woman
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From this reading When she could speak, poor woman, as she lay on the bed, all that she said was, ‘I deserved it, Charles!’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He emptied the purse into his hand as he spoke, and made as though he would fling the money in her face.
