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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 servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
agreeable
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
attractive
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
beauty
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
claims
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
expression
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
face
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
features
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
floor
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
front
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
furnished
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
hard
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
house
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
Ida
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
IDA'S
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From this reading IDA’S TRIUMPH.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
intently
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From this reading Ida regarded the young woman intently.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
lady
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
led
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
luxuriously
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
most
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
other
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
proportioned
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
rather
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
regarded
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From this reading Ida regarded the young woman intently.
room
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
saw
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
second
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
servant
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
sex
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
sitting-room
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
some
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
somewhat
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
stairs
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
TRIUMPH
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From this reading IDA’S TRIUMPH.
under-sized
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
up
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From this reading The servant led Ida up the stairs to the second floor and into a room in the front of the house, furnished most luxuriously as a sitting-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
well
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
wholly
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From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
woman
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She saw that, though the features of the young lady were somewhat hard, and the expression of her face not wholly agreeable, yet she was one who would be attractive to the other sex.
young
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From this reading A young woman, rather under-sized, but well proportioned, and with some claims to beauty, stood in the center of this room.
