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aggravation
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
all
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
appeal
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
aunt
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
bigoted
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
complications
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From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
Corbin
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
cupidity
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
dull
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
emotional
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
errors
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
essay
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
eyes
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
faster
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From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
fatuous
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
give
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
Happily
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
hope
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
hopelessness
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
human
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
indignation
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
instincts
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
intelligence
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
Jeffcourt's
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
Julia
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
knew
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
less
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
mean
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
meeting
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From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
Miss
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
mission
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
more
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
nature
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
neighbors
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
only
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
past
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
pecuniary
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
people
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
pictured
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From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
plausibility
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
possible
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From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
prejudiced
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From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
present
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
Sally
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From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
saw
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
selfish
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
son
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had still less to hope from Julia Jeffcourt's more honest and human indignation but equally bigoted and prejudiced intelligence.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happily Miss Sally thought more of her present mission than of the past errors of her people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
utter
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
vengeance
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
vividly
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From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
walked
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From this reading The faster she walked the more vividly she pictured the possible complications of this meeting.
whet
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From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
worst
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From this reading She knew the dull, mean nature of her aunt, and the utter hopelessness of all appeal to anything but her selfish cupidity, and saw in this fatuous essay of Corbin only an aggravation of her worst instincts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even the dead body of her son would not only whet her appetite for pecuniary vengeance, but give it plausibility in the eyes of their emotional but ignorant neighbors.
