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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 little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
affair
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From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
all
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seemed so young and innocent-looking and pretty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
blue
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
breast
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
brown
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
clinging
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
completed
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
Coroner
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
crime
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
damp
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
deeply
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From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
dress
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
duties
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
farther
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
folded
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
hair
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
heavily
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
Heit
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
hours
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
how
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
indicate
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
innocent-looking
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From this reading She seemed so young and innocent-looking and pretty.
invested
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
lake
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
lying
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
moved
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From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
official
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
passion
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
pathetic
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From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
pondering
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
pretty
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From this reading She seemed so young and innocent-looking and pretty.
proceed
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
really
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From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
Roberta
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From this reading For the coroner, as he had looked at Roberta before he left, was really deeply moved.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed so young and innocent-looking and pretty.
serge
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed so young and innocent-looking and pretty.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
small
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She seemed so young and innocent-looking and pretty.
some
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
somehow
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
south
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
suggesting
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
sweetness
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
tightly
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
train
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
traveled
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From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
twenty-four
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
very
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
vivacity
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
warm
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coroner Heit, his official duties completed for the time being, found himself pondering, as he traveled south on the lake train, how he was to proceed farther.
water
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From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the next step he should take in this pathetic affair?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The little blue serge dress lying heavily and clinging tightly to her, her very small hands folded across her breast, her warm, brown hair still damp from its twenty-four hours in the water, yet somehow suggesting some of the vivacity and passion that had invested her in life--all seemed to indicate a sweetness which had nothing to do with crime.
young
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From this reading She seemed so young and innocent-looking and pretty.
