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Blind Love

Chapter XV

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THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.
If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.
Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.
When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.
Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."
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Blind Love

Chapter XV

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.
Line 2
If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.
Line 3
Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.
Line 4
When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.
Line 5
Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Appearance noun US /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.”

Taste verb US /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading “If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."”

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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 LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

accident

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

all

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

approval

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

back

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

balanced

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

beauty

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

colour

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From this reading Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."

Constantinople

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

defect

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From this reading Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."

described

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From this reading Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."

easy

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

face

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

failed

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

Fanny

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

female

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

figure

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

firmly

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

form

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

happened

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

Henley's

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

interest

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

interested

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

LADY'S

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

London

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

lost

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

made

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

MAID

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

men

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

Mere's

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

met

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

Miss

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

moment

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

more

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

neatly

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

now

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

opinion

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

Painters

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From this reading Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."

passing

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

personal

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

positive

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

presented

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

quickened

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

receive

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

reported

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

room

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

Slim

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

sometimes

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

steps

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From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

truly

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

Turkish

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

valuing

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From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

walking

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

want

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From this reading Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

well

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When they quickened their steps, and, passing on, looked back at her face, they lost all interest in Fanny from that moment.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading If the Turkish taste is truly reported as valuing beauty in the female figure more than beauty in the female face, Fanny Mere's personal appearance might have found, in Constantinople, the approval which she failed to receive in London.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

woman

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.

women

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From this reading Slim and well balanced, firmly and neatly made, she interested men who met her by accident (and sometimes even women), if they happened to be walking behind her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Painters would have described the defect in her face as "want of colour."

young

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From this reading THE LADY'S MAID IT was not easy to form a positive opinion of the young woman who now presented herself in Miss Henley's room.