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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 elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
age
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
air
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
appeared
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From this reading Her companion appeared four or five years younger, and was not less beautiful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
beautiful
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
carriage
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
characters
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From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
charm
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
companion
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From this reading Her companion appeared four or five years younger, and was not less beautiful.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
cursory
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
DE
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From this reading JEANNE DE LA MOTTE VALOIS.
detracted
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
distingué
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
doubt
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
elder
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
examine
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From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
expression
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
faces
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From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
far
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From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
five
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From this reading Her companion appeared four or five years younger, and was not less beautiful.
four
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From this reading Her companion appeared four or five years younger, and was not less beautiful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
gather
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From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
glance
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
hauteur
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
JEANNE
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From this reading JEANNE DE LA MOTTE VALOIS.
LA
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From this reading JEANNE DE LA MOTTE VALOIS.
lady
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
less
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From this reading Her companion appeared four or five years younger, and was not less beautiful.
light
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From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
MOTTE
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From this reading JEANNE DE LA MOTTE VALOIS.
nobility
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her companion appeared four or five years younger, and was not less beautiful.
place
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From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
possible
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From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
proud
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
purposely
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From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
remarkably
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
said
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
seen
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From this reading She, however, seemed purposely to place herself as far as possible from the light, so as to be little seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
sight
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
slightly
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
thirty-two
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
VALOIS
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From this reading JEANNE DE LA MOTTE VALOIS.
visitors
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From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The first thought of Jeanne de la Motte was to examine the faces of her visitors, so as to gather what she could of their characters.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
whole
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
years
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From this reading The elder lady, who might have been, as we have said, about thirty-two years of age, was remarkably beautiful, although, at first sight, a great air of hauteur detracted slightly from the charm of her expression; her carriage was so proud, and her whole appearance so distingué that Jeanne could not doubt her nobility, even at a cursory glance.
younger
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From this reading Her companion appeared four or five years younger, and was not less beautiful.
