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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 went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
air
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
burned
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
cheeks
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
defiance
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From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
desire
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
desperately
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From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
door
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
Faith
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
favourite
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
Forrester
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
friend
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
gaudy
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
happiness
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
head
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
high
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
hips
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
jealousy
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
knew
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
leaning
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
love
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
loyalty
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
moment
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
out
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
Peg
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From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
play
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
position
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
rejoiced
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
room
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
rousing
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
secure
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
set
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
shut
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
spite
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From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
succeeded
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
torn
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From this reading She was torn between her love for Forrester and her desire to secure his happiness and her loyalty to her friend.
unhappy
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From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
up
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From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
walked
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From this reading Her cheeks burned as she walked out of the room, her head high in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in spite of her defiance, Peg was desperately unhappy.
well
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From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went up to her gaudy room and shut the door, standing for a moment leaning against it, her hands in her favourite position, on her hips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She knew quite well what Faith must be thinking, and while she was rejoiced that at last she had succeeded in rousing her jealousy, she was bitterly ashamed of the part she had set herself to play.
