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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 Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
arrived
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
attractive
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From this reading Her eyes were the least attractive part of her; they were a little cold.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
bearing
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From this reading Her figure was grace itself, and so was her bearing.
beautiful
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
bewitching
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From this reading Her complexion was perfect, her features were in harmony with each other, her smile was bewitching.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
cold
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From this reading Her eyes were the least attractive part of her; they were a little cold.
complexion
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From this reading Her complexion was perfect, her features were in harmony with each other, her smile was bewitching.
day
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
extinction
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were the least attractive part of her; they were a little cold.
features
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From this reading Her complexion was perfect, her features were in harmony with each other, her smile was bewitching.
figure
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From this reading Her figure was grace itself, and so was her bearing.
generous
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
genuinely
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
grace
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From this reading Her figure was grace itself, and so was her bearing.
Gwendolen
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
harmony
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From this reading Her complexion was perfect, her features were in harmony with each other, her smile was bewitching.
heart
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
home
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her complexion was perfect, her features were in harmony with each other, her smile was bewitching.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her figure was grace itself, and so was her bearing.
Katharine
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
Katharine's
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
language
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were the least attractive part of her; they were a little cold.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were the least attractive part of her; they were a little cold.
marry
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
men
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
more
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
other
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were the least attractive part of her; they were a little cold.
perfect
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From this reading Her complexion was perfect, her features were in harmony with each other, her smile was bewitching.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
recognised
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
return
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
see
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
sister-in-law
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
smile
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From this reading Her complexion was perfect, her features were in harmony with each other, her smile was bewitching.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her figure was grace itself, and so was her bearing.
speaking
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
two
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
women
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From this reading Gwendolen arrived home the day after Katharine's return, and the two women, although speaking a different language, were genuinely pleased to see each other.
worshipped
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From this reading Katharine thought that Gwendolen was more beautiful than ever, and with her generous heart recognised that her sister-in-law was one of those women born to be worshipped by the men they marry, to the extinction of every one and everything.
