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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 Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
beautiful
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
beckoning
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
bitter
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
bright
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
childhood
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
companions
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
cup
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
day
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
dear
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
destroyed
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
drops
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
element
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
father's
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
few
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
follow
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
forgetful
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
full
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
future
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
golden
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
grief
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
happiness
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
happy
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
home
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
illness
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
joy
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
joyful
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
letter
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
love
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
magician's
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
minutes
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
misfortunes
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
moment
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
mother's
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
nearly
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
Nitetis
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
only
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
poured
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
purple
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
rainy
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
reading
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
realities
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
remembrance
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
royal
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
Sad
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
sat
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
sister's
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
succeeds
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
sunrise
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
surely
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From this reading Sad realities follow bright anticipations nearly as surely as a rainy day succeeds a golden sunrise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
there
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
touch
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
vanished
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From this reading The joyful future, full of love, joy, and happiness, which had been beckoning her forward only a few minutes before, had vanished.
very
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
wand
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From this reading One beautiful element in her life, the remembrance of her dear home and the companions of her happy childhood, had been destroyed in one moment, as if by the touch of a magician's wand.
weeping
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From this reading She sat there in her royal purple, weeping, forgetful of everything but her mother's grief, her father's misfortunes and her sister's illness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
wormwood
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From this reading Nitetis had been so happy in the thought of reading the very letter, which poured such bitter drops of wormwood into her cup of happiness.
