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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 He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
acceptation
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
Alice
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
Any
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
arrive
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
brimful
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
catch
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
concern
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
consecutively
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
delightful
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From this reading At present, she thought Robert Lovell delightful.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
encountered
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
expression
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
eyes
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
face
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
fancy
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
flew
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
girl
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
hand
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
happily
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
knowledge
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
Leyton
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
looks
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
loved
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
Lovell
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
lover's
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
man
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
ordinary
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
other
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
person
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
present
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From this reading At present, she thought Robert Lovell delightful.
probably
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
regarded
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
RESCUE
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
Robert
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From this reading At present, she thought Robert Lovell delightful.
saloon
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
sentiment
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
several
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
society
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
sort
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
soul
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
spirit
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
tears
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
temperament
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
term
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
there
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
thirty
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At present, she thought Robert Lovell delightful.
thrown
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
truth
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
utmost
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From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
weeks
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
well
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From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alice flew into the saloon, with her eyes brimful of tears, and the first person she encountered was Captain Lovell, who regarded her with looks of the utmost concern.
woman
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From this reading He was a handsome man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, of about thirty, the sort of man to catch the fancy of a woman who loved her lover’s face before his spirit, but there was no soul in the expression of his face, and no sentiment in his disposition.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any other girl would probably have done as well for him as Alice Leyton, had he been thrown in her society for several weeks consecutively, but on the other hand Alice would do as well for him as any other woman, and was happily of a temperament that would never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
