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all
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
almost
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
calm
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
changed
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
Cleopatra
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
constant
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
countenance
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
dark
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
deep-reaching
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From this reading She startles by her silence and by that deep-reaching glance of intense fixity.
des
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From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
educated
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
face
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
fixity
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From this reading She startles by her silence and by that deep-reaching glance of intense fixity.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
glance
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From this reading She startles by her silence and by that deep-reaching glance of intense fixity.
gracious
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She startles by her silence and by that deep-reaching glance of intense fixity.
hidden
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
intense
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From this reading She startles by her silence and by that deep-reaching glance of intense fixity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
listens
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From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
marked
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
meditation
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
melancholy
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
More
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
perhaps
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
person
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
profane
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
promises
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
reason
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From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
sad
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
see
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
serious
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From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She startles by her silence and by that deep-reaching glance of intense fixity.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
spite
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
startles
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From this reading She startles by her silence and by that deep-reaching glance of intense fixity.
talks
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From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More sad, more serious than gracious, that face is marked by the melancholy of constant meditation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
Touches
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From this reading For this reason Mademoiselle des Touches listens more than she talks.
vexatious
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From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
woman
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
world
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From this reading No educated person could see her without thinking of Cleopatra, that dark little woman who almost changed the face of the world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, in spite of all these promises--hidden, perhaps, from the profane--the calm of that countenance has something, I know not what, that is vexatious.
