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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 She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
absorbed
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
all
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
always
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
any
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From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
beautiful
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
city
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
crouched
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
devoured
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
dreamed
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From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
ear
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
heartsick
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
hungry
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
incessantly
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
instinct
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
like
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
listening
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From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
meaner
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
once
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From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
passions
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
pity
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From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
poverties
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
simply
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
slain
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
slighter
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
some
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
supreme
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From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
taking
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From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
telling
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
temptations
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
tempting
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
there
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this virtue?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
tigers
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Was this virtue?
voice
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From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
wait
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.
wolves
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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
yielding
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From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.
