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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 Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
Abbé
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From this reading Abbé Faujas still avoided speaking to her of God.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
allowing
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
avoided
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From this reading Abbé Faujas still avoided speaking to her of God.
blessed
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From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
calm
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From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
cassock
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
demeanour
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
devotion
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
exercising
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
exhaled
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
exquisite
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
faith
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
Faujas
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From this reading Abbé Faujas still avoided speaking to her of God.
felt
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
filled
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
finding
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
fits
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
friend
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
glided
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
God
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From this reading Abbé Faujas still avoided speaking to her of God.
gradual
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
grave
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
growth
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
happiness
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
incense
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
influence
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
joy
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
knowing
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
living
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From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
longer
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
lull
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
Marthe
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From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
merely
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
Mouret's
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
nervous
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
now
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From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
occasions
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
odour
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
out
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
pious
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
raillery
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
restfulness
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
simply
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
slowly
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
sobbing
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
softly
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
speaking
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From this reading Abbé Faujas still avoided speaking to her of God.
state
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From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abbé Faujas still avoided speaking to her of God.
sweet
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
three
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
thus
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
troubled
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From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
two
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
vague
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From this reading He remained merely a friend, simply exercising influence over her by his grave demeanour and the vague odour of incense exhaled by his cassock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marthe was now living in a state of blessed calm.
weep
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
why
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From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She no longer felt troubled by Mouret's raillery; the gradual growth of faith within her filled her with exquisite joy, she glided softly and slowly into a life of pious devotion, which seemed to lull her with a sweet restfulness.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On two or three occasions when she was alone with him she had again broken out into fits of nervous sobbing, without knowing why, but finding a happiness in thus allowing herself to weep.
