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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 They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
abundantly
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
all
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
bed
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From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
big
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
bright
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From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
brown
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
clasp
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From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
clasped
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From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
courage
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
dazzling
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
dignity
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
down
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
eager
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From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
enveloped
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From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
eyes
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
face
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
flesh
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
flowed
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
Fruitfulness
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
gave
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From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
gayer
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
gilded
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From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
goddess
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
golden
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From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
health
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From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
healthful
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
heavy
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
hope
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From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
kindliness
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
like
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
love
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
moment
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From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
more
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
perfect
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
personification
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
pillows
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From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
radiance
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From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
raised
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From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had raised herself on her pillows, and he gave her an eager clasp.
skin
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
smiled
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
stream
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From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
sturdy
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
sunshine
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From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
together
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From this reading They remained for a moment clasped together in the golden sunshine which enveloped them with radiance.
tresses
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From this reading Never had her heavy brown tresses flowed down more abundantly, never had her big eyes smiled with gayer courage.
very
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From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And sturdy and healthful as she was, with her face all kindliness and love, she looked like the very personification of Fruitfulness, the good goddess with dazzling skin and perfect flesh, of sovereign dignity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the stream of bright sunshine which gilded the bed she herself looked radiant with health and strength and hope.
