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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 It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
air
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From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
aristocrat
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
arrival
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
beauty
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
beauty's
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
bloom
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
box
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
bright
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
Castro
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
childishly
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
Clearly
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From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
companion
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
de
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
disapprovingly
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
entered
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
exclamation
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
eyes
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
forehead
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
Frenchwoman
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From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
gazed
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
girlish
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From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
glasses
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
Greek
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
hair
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
indifference
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From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
jewels
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
lady
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From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
large
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
low
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
Madame
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
moment
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
mouth
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
new
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
nose
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
old
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From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
opposite
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From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
petulant
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From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
reddish-brown
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
remarked
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From this reading “Clearly,” remarked the old lady in the box opposite, “not a Frenchwoman.
severe
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
somewhat
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
too
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From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
turned
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
venerable
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
white
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From this reading She was a little creature, with childishly large eyes, a low, white forehead, reddish-brown hair, and Greek nose and mouth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
young
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From this reading This old lady in the box opposite was that venerable and somewhat severe aristocrat, Madame de Castro, and having gazed for a moment or so a little disapprovingly at the new arrival, she turned her glasses to the young beauty’s companion and uttered an exclamation.
youth
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From this reading Her youth is too girlish, and she has too petulant an air of indifference.”
youthful
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From this reading It was Madame who first entered the box, and Madame was bright with youthful bloom, bright with jewels, and, moreover, a beauty.
