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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 A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
air
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
Anna
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
artistic
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
assured
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
Awfully
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From this reading "Awfully sad, isn't it?" she was saying.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
blazing
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
boudoir
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
call
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
Christine
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
cold
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
CONSCIENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
cut
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
dark
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
dressed
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
dull
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From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
eyes
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
face
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
Fanshaw
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
fashion
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
figure
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
fire
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
flames
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
girl
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
held
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
huddled
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
isn't
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From this reading "Awfully sad, isn't it?" she was saying.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
March
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From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
means
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
natural
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
paying
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
plump
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
pretty
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
rather
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
sad
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From this reading "Awfully sad, isn't it?" she was saying.
saying
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From this reading "Awfully sad, isn't it?" she was saying.
screen
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
self-confidence
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
Selford
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
shrewd
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
slight
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From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
style
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
suited
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
too
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
turned
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From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
VINDICATION
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From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A VINDICATION OF CONSCIENCE It was a dull chilly afternoon in March.
well
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She held a screen between the flames and her face, and turned her eyes on Anna Selford, who was paying her a call.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Christine Fanshaw huddled her slight little figure--she looked as if the cold would cut right through her--over a blazing fire in her boudoir.
would-be
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
years
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From this reading Anna was a plump dark girl, by no means pretty, but with a shrewd look about her and an air of self-confidence rather too assured for her years; she was dressed in a would-be artistic fashion, not well suited to her natural style.
