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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 Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
amber
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
anaemic
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
appeared
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
August
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
bed
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
big
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
blondes
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
brother
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
Catherine
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
children
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
Company
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
constant
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
constraint
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
days
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
dipped
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
dress
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
elder
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
emotion
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
everywhere
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
experienced
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
face
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
fell
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
finding
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
garments
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
getting
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
Going
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
heels
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
house
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
intimacy
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
Jeanlin's
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
like
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
line
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
Maheus
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
man
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
married
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
middle
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
milk
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
near
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
neck
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
necklace
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
obtained
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
off
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
out
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
pallid
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
Philoméne
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
presence
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
put
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
replaced
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
see
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
settled
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
settlement
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
sharing
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
sister's
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
skirt
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
snow
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
some
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
spoilt
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
tan
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
There
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From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
transparent
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
two
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
undress
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
up
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From this reading Going to bed and getting up he had to dress and undress near her, and see her take off and put on her garments.
vacant
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a constant intimacy, as he everywhere replaced the elder brother, sharing Jeanlin's bed over against the big sister's.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
white
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
whiteness
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From this reading When the last skirt fell from her, she appeared of pallid whiteness, that transparent snow of anaemic blondes; and he experienced a constant emotion in finding her, with hands and face already spoilt, as white as if dipped in milk from her heels to her neck, where the line of tan stood out sharply like a necklace of amber.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
young
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From this reading During the first days, the young man experienced some constraint in the presence of Catherine.
Zacharie
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
Étienne
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From this reading Towards the middle of August, Étienne settled with the Maheus, Zacharie having married and obtained from the Company a vacant house in the settlement for Philoméne and the two children.
