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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 rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
air
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
almost
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
Anne
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
aquiline
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
blue
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
certainly
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From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
champagne
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
clearly
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colourless
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cream
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
diamonds
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From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
drive
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
evenings
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
eyes
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
flesh
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
formed
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fur
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Grandison
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
habit
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
hair
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
hazel
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
iced
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
light
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
like
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
limousine
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
lobsters
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
love
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From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
Miss
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
mistress
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From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
neglected
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From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
nose
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
nut
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
opera
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From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
out
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
Paris
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From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
picture
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
Rachel
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From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
raspberries
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
reasonable
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From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
rich
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From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
secure
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From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
skin
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
slightly
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
slowly
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
Sotheby
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
summer
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
supper
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
thick
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
white
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From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
woman
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From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
wore
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From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
wrapped
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From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
