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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 The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
all
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
apologetic
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
brown-gold
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
child
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
commonly
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
curls
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
delightful
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
ears
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
eyes
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
face
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
felt
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
fire
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From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
flashed
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
girl
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
glance
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From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
gleam
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
grove
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
hair
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
helpless
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
inclined
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
lips
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
man
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
mist
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
moment
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
more
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
moved
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
now
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
pallor
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
parted
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
pretty
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
Scarlett
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From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
seen
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From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
self-masterful
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
singings
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
smile
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
spoke
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
strange
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
stray
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
strong
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
sun
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From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
sunlight
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
there
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
times
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From this reading A strong man at all times, and more than commonly self-masterful, he felt himself now as helpless as a child.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
touched
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From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
Trent
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From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
very
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From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
way
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From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her lips were parted in a delightful smile; she was very pretty, and inclined to be apologetic.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The girl had moved a step towards him as she spoke, and a gleam of sunlight which had found its way into the grove flashed for a moment on the stray little curls of her brown-gold hair and across her face.
whitened
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From this reading A sudden pallor had whitened his face to the lips, there were strange singings in his ears, and a mist before his eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Scarlett Trent had seen nothing save that first glance when the sun had touched her face with fire.
