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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 MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
character
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
Christine
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
city
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
COMMITS
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
contagious
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Mademoiselle could not expect zat."
cowardice
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
disease
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
exaggerated
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "Mademoiselle could not expect zat."
fears
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
feelings
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
flight
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
full
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
harrowed
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
Heartless
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From this reading "Heartless!" muttered Christine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
horror
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
indiscreet
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
instances
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
intent
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
learned
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
loathsome
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
LUDOLPH
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading "Mademoiselle could not expect zat."
maid
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
MISS
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
Mr
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Heartless!" muttered Christine.
nervous
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Mademoiselle could not expect zat."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
own
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
palliate
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
pleaded
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From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
preparing
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
prove
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
return
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
safety
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
smallpox
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
stay
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From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
suffering
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
surely
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From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
THEFT
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From this reading MISS LUDOLPH COMMITS A THEFT Mr. Ludolph on his return found Christine suffering from a nervous horror of the smallpox.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
true
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
virulent
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From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the indiscreet and callous maid, intent on her own safety, and preparing to palliate the cowardice of her flight should her fears prove true, Christine learned that the city was full of this loathsome disease, and her feelings were harrowed by exaggerated instances of its virulent and contagious character.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you will surely stay with me," pleaded Christine.
zat
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From this reading "Mademoiselle could not expect zat."
