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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 had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
aspirations
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
blow
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
bred
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
brooding
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
days
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
down
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
Ducharme
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From this reading Marie Ducharme was expecting Michael Moran.
evening
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
exalted
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Marie Ducharme was expecting Michael Moran.
fresh
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
heart
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
hopes
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
inclined
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
injustice
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
knoll
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
lifted
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
love
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
Marie
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From this reading Marie Ducharme was expecting Michael Moran.
Michael
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From this reading Marie Ducharme was expecting Michael Moran.
mood
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
moonlit
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
Moran
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From this reading Marie Ducharme was expecting Michael Moran.
night
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
numbed
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
nurtured
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
pitiful
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
pride
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
purified
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
received
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
recklessness
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
renewed
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
see
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
sent
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
sordid
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
sort
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
soul
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
spent
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
strengthened
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
struggle
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
surrender
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
temptations
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
tender
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From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
up
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
victim
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From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
victory
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marie Ducharme was expecting Michael Moran.
welcome
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her mood was one of recklessness, bred and nurtured by days and nights of brooding over the injustice of which she was the victim.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had come down with soul renewed, purified, with fresh aspirations, with tender hopes, with a sort of pitiful pride.
won
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From this reading She had spent her night of agony and struggle; had come down from the moonlit knoll strengthened, lifted up by a surrender to love, exalted by victory won over sordid temptations.
word
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From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had sent word he would see her that evening, and she, her heart numbed by the blow it had received, was inclined to welcome him.
