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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 When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
adolescent
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
all
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
beauty
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
bedroom
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
bit
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
boy
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
certain
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
clothes
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
Connie
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
definitely
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From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
down-slipping
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
easily
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
enough
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
fashion
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
female
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
figure
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
fluent
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
frail
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
full
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From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
grace
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
huge
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
human
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
hurt
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
incomplete
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
lamp
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From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
like
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
looking
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From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
mirror
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
moved
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From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
naked
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
now
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
off
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
often
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
out
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
pathetic
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
rather
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
Scottish
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
shone
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From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
somehow
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
supposed
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
tall
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From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was not very tall, a bit Scottish and short; but she had a certain fluent, down-slipping grace that might have been beauty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
too
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From this reading She had been supposed to have rather a good figure, but now she was out of fashion: a little too female, not enough like an adolescent boy.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
unfinished
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From this reading And she thought, as she had thought so often ... what a frail, easily hurt, rather pathetic thing a human body is, naked; somehow a little unfinished, incomplete!
up
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From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
very
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From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Connie went up to her bedroom she did what she had not done for a long time: took off all her clothes, and looked at herself naked in the huge mirror.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She did not know what she was looking for, or at, very definitely, yet she moved the lamp till it shone full on her.
