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absurd
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
any
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From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
care
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From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
cared
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From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
cherished
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From this reading And she had not cherished any resentment, she had not owed him any grudge.
concern
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From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
entire
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From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
grudge
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From this reading And she had not cherished any resentment, she had not owed him any grudge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
heart
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From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
innocently
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From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
Jane
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
Laura
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From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
making
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
more
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From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
Nina's
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From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
owed
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From this reading And she had not cherished any resentment, she had not owed him any grudge.
prettily
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From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
prettiness
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
resentment
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From this reading And she had not cherished any resentment, she had not owed him any grudge.
room
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
see
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From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she had not cherished any resentment, she had not owed him any grudge.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
unconsciously
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From this reading And as prettily and innocently and unconsciously as he could, he had let her see that her heart was no concern of his, any more than Nina's.
unconsciousness
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From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
very
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From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
why
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From this reading That was why he had not cared to care for Laura.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
withdrawn
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself, still prettily, still innocently, so that she seemed, with an absurd prettiness, to be making room for Jane.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet little Laura, very prettily, very innocently, with an entire unconsciousness, had let him see where her heart was.
