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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
admirable
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At thirty-two Valérie was still young and charming.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
black
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
brunette
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
bust
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
charming
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From this reading At thirty-two Valérie was still young and charming.
dress
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
face
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
felt
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
full
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
hair
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
hastened
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From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
husband
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
longer
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
low-necked
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
mother
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
much
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
old
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
pleasant-looking
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
portrait
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
proud
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
rather
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
Reine
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From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
round
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
setting
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
shoulders
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
showed
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From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
showing
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
similar
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
smiling
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At thirty-two Valérie was still young and charming.
superb
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From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
thirty-two
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From this reading At thirty-two Valérie was still young and charming.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
tresses
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
twelve
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
Valérie
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From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
very
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At thirty-two Valérie was still young and charming.
watch
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From this reading Valérie and Reine must have been on the watch, for they hastened forward.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had a full, round bust, and admirable shoulders, of which her husband felt quite proud whenever she showed herself in a low-necked dress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a pleasant-looking brunette, with a round smiling face in a setting of superb hair.
years
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From this reading Reine, at this time twelve years old, was the very portrait of her mother, showing much the same smiling, if rather longer, face under similar black tresses.
young
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From this reading At thirty-two Valérie was still young and charming.
