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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 One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
admit
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From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
age
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
attire
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
Bernardines-Benedictines
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From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
brushed
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
cells
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From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
crowned
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
curled
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
day
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
definitive
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
deliver
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From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
dressed
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
earlier
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
four
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From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
hair
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
handsomest
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
macerations
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From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
makes
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
many
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From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
Martin
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From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
novice
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From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
often
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From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
postulant
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From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
profession
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
pronounced
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
rare
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
roses
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
shines
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
speak
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From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
twenty-four
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
twenty-three
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
two
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From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
unknown
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From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
up
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From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
Verga
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From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
vows
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From this reading It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In their cells, they deliver themselves up to many unknown macerations, of which they must never speak.
white
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From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
widows
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From this reading The Bernardines-Benedictines of Martin Verga do not admit widows to their order.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the day when a novice makes her profession, she is dressed in her handsomest attire, she is crowned with white roses, her hair is brushed until it shines, and curled.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading One is a postulant for two years at least, often for four; a novice for four.
