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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 Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
all
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
almost
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
asking
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From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
astonishment
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
attitude
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
behaviour
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From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
changed
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
confiding
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
de
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
deadly
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
deeply
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
entering
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
expression
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
face
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
fearful
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
finding
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
forgiveness
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From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
grief
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
hateful
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From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
instant
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
like
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
love
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
loved
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
Madame
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
marble
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
MARGUERITE
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
mask
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
miserable
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
most
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
overcome
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
pale
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
paleness
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
past
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From this reading I had no thoughts to waste on the miserable past.
Pënâfiel
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
reasonings
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
resignation
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
room
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From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
see
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From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
sickly
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
sincere
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
suspicions
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
thoughts
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From this reading I had no thoughts to waste on the miserable past.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her face was deadly pale, fearful to see; it was like a marble mask.
touched
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I had no thought, even of asking her forgiveness for all that was hateful in my behaviour towards her.
vanished
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From this reading This sickly paleness that had so suddenly changed her appearance, this expression of grief and resignation, touched me so deeply that all my reasonings and all my miserable suspicions vanished in an instant; it seemed as though I loved her for the first time with the most confiding and sincere love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading I had no thoughts to waste on the miserable past.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARGUERITE On entering the room, I was overcome with astonishment at finding Madame de Pënâfiel in almost the same attitude as when I left her.
