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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 Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
acquisitiveness
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
all
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
almost
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
any
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From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
belonging
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
childhood
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
children
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
civilisation
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
clothed
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
commotion
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
conceived
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
conscious
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From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
control
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
Cosmo
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
cultivated
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
desperate
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From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
evil
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From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
exists
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
fire
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
full
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
furious
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
gentleness
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
glosses
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
got
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
HEIRESS'S
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From this reading THE HEIRESS’S TRIAL.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
highly
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
idea
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From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
instincts
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
letter
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
loss
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
love
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
made
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
many
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
meaning
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From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
mingled
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
more
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
natural
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
nature
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
out
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
own
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
panic
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
personal
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
persons
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
possible
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
primitive
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
property
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
rendered
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From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
risen
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
Rose
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
Rose's
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
savage
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
savages
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
sensations
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
sense
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
share
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
smoothness
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
tenacious
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From this reading Beneath all her gentleness and smoothness, and the many glosses of civilisation that clothed her being, Rose had an entirely primitive nature, tenacious of every personal belonging, full of natural acquisitiveness and a love of _having_, which children and savages share with many highly cultivated persons.
terror
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIRESS’S TRIAL.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
TRIAL
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From this reading THE HEIRESS’S TRIAL.
unreasoning
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From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
uppermost
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From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rose’s letter to Cosmo had been conceived in a sudden commotion of feeling, in which her instincts and sensations had come uppermost, and got almost out of her own control.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading That savage sense of property which exists in unreasoning childhood had risen to flame and fire within her, mingled with and made still more furious by the terror and panic of possible loss.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was one of those who, without any conscious evil meaning, are rendered desperate by the idea of personal loss.
