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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 She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
all
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
anger
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
beads
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beauties
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
beauty
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
beribboned
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
blowzed
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
cheek
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
corner
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From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
deep-bosomed
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
determination
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
eye
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
eyes
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
face
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
feet
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From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
finally
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
fire
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
gazed
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
glass
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
grace
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
Haste
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From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
like
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
Marry
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From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
May-poles
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
milkmaid
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
more
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
nonparella
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
peonies
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
Perdita
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
pew
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From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
poppies
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
praise
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From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
pride
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
red
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
ring
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
rose
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
row
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From this reading Beyond her was a row of milkmaid beauties, red of cheek, free of eye, deep-bosomed, and beribboned like May-poles.
rustics
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
sat
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From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
saw
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From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
see
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From this reading I looked again, and saw--and see--a rose amongst blowzed poppies and peonies, a pearl amidst glass beads, a Perdita in a ring of rustics, a nonparella of all grace and beauty!
service
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From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
shame
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
some
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From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
tall
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From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
ten
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From this reading She sat some ten feet from me, in the corner, and so in the shadow of a tall pew.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
thanksgiving
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From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
well-nigh
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From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which I Marry in Haste The long service of praise and thanksgiving was well-nigh over when I first saw her.
wit
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From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I gazed with all my eyes, I found more than grace and beauty in that wonderful face,--found pride, wit, fire, determination, finally shame and anger.
