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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 There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
anxieties
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE.
BEAT
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From this reading TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE.
beautiful
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
bereft
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
Braham
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
brightened
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
carried
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
child
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
condition
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
constructed
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
crushed
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
day
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
delicately
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
Emilia
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
father
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
finds
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
gentle
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
girl
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
given
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
happy
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
HEARTS
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From this reading TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
home
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
house
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
lay
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
loosely
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
love
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
many
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
means
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
more
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE.
only
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
out
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
position
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
presence
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
pure
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
ruins
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
sanctified
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
scaffolding
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
shared
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
spirit
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From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
There
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
thrust
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
TWO
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From this reading TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
up
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
way
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From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It had been a home of love, and the anxieties of the father had not been shared by the gentle, beautiful girl whose presence brightened it, whose pure spirit sanctified it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A scaffolding, loosely constructed, had given way as he passed beneath it, and he lay under the ruins with the life crushed out of him.
world
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
years
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From this reading Into this position was Emilia Braham thrust on the day her father was carried dead to the house in which he and his only child had passed many happy years.
young
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From this reading There is no position in the world more cruel than that of a young girl, born in a good condition of life and delicately brought up, who suddenly finds herself bereft of means, of home, of love.
