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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 These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
according
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
almost
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
angelic
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
apparent
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
Arroch
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From this reading On the Shores of Loch Arroch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
attendants
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
becomingly
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
companions
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
conventional
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
destitute
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
dressed
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
eyes
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
face
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
frequent
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
girl
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
golden
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
hair
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
half-childish
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
half-visionary
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
happened
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
harmony
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
homely
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
invalid
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
keep
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
kind
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
lady
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
light
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
Loch
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From this reading On the Shores of Loch Arroch.
mark
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
meaning
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
measured
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Shores of Loch Arroch.
old
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Shores of Loch Arroch.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
over-brimming
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
parlance
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
people
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From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
regard
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
Scotland
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
seventy
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
Shores
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From this reading On the Shores of Loch Arroch.
side
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From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
slowly
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From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
softly
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
steps
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
subdued
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From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
subtle
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Shores of Loch Arroch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
Three
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From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
together
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From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
traces
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
twenty
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
two
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
walking
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From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
water
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From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
way
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
well
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three people were walking slowly along together by the side of the water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of them an invalid, as was apparent by the softly measured steps of her companions, subdued to keep in harmony with hers.
woman
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From this reading Both she and the invalid, a handsome old woman of about seventy, were well and becomingly dressed in a homely way, but they had none of the subtle traces about them which mark the “lady” in conventional parlance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
young
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From this reading These two attendants were both young; the girl about twenty, a little light creature, with the golden hair so frequent in Scotland, and a face of the angelic kind, half-childish, half-visionary, over-brimming with meaning, or almost entirely destitute of it, according to the eyes with which you happened to regard her.
