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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 He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
Ah
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
all
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
approached
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Felicien was at her feet.
balcony
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From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
beautiful
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
breath
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
corner
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From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
cured
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
dear
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
drawn
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
feet
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From this reading Felicien was at her feet.
Felicien
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From this reading Felicien was at her feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
future
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
gave
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
goodness
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
happiness
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Felicien was at her feet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
hopes
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
illimitable
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
infinitude
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
innermost
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
intense
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
joy
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
kept
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From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
kind
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
knees
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
now
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From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
place
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From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
pure
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
remote
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From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
secrets
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
soul
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
thus
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
unfolding
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
unlooked
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Felicien was at her feet.
whispered
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From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
window
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From this reading But in the intense happiness she gave him in thus unfolding the innermost secrets of her soul he had drawn himself on his knees towards her, as he approached the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
yielded
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From this reading This great, illimitable joy was so unlooked for, that he yielded to it in all the infinitude of its hopes of the future.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He half whispered: “Ah, dear soul, pure, kind, and beautiful, your wonderful goodness has cured me as with a breath!
