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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 Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
Ado
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From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
airy
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
all
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From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
any
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
arms
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
black
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
blue
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
bonniest
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
bowl
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
bravest
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
busy
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
centre
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
Chetwoode
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
CLAUD
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From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
converse
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
cozily
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
curiously
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
Cyril
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
day
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
dazzlingly
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
delicately
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
dinner-hour
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From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
eye
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From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
eyes
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
fellows
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
flowers
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
gardens
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
garish
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
gathered
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
gilded
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
gleam
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
golden
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
gown
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
gracious
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
Guy
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
hair
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
happier
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
hour
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From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
huge
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
jest
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
keeps
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
lady
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From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
Lilian
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
looking
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
men
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
mild
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
most
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From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
Much
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From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
neck
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
only
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
opposite
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
ornaments
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
other
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
peeps
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
rich
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
richly
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
roses
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
satisfactory
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From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
scented
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
secretly
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
silent
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
sitting
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
skin
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
slumbers
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
smile
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
soft
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
sombre
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
some
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
stands
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
sweeter
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
sweetest
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From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
table
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "CLAUD: 'In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on.'"--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
transparent
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
twenty-four
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From this reading It is that most satisfactory hour of all the twenty-four,--dinner-hour.
two
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
vanished
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
white
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From this reading Her only ornaments are roses,--rich, soft white roses, gathered from the gardens outside: one, sweeter and happier than its fellows, slumbers cozily in her golden hair.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
windows
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
woman
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
wondering
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From this reading Cyril and she, sitting opposite to each other, smile and jest and converse across the huge bowl of scented flowers that stands in the centre of the table, while Guy, who is a little silent, keeps wondering secretly whether any other woman has skin so dazzlingly fair, or eyes so blue, or hair so richly gilded.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
young
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From this reading Even yet the busy garish day has not quite vanished, but peeps in upon them curiously through the open windows,--upon Lady Chetwoode mild and gracious, upon the two young men, upon airy Lilian looking her bravest and bonniest in some transparent gown of sombre black, through which her fair young neck and arms gleam delicately.
