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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 "WHAT A MESS I'M IN!"
also
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
aristocratic
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
beautiful
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
brown
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
cleanly
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
clear
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
countenance
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
cut
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And she did not smile too often.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
down
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
Eleanor
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
else
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
eyes
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
face
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
Finetta
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
gave
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
hated
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
hauteur
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
horse
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
I'M
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From this reading "WHAT A MESS I'M IN!"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WHAT A MESS I'M IN!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
just
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
languid
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
lips
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
low
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
MESS
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From this reading "WHAT A MESS I'M IN!"
more
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she did not smile too often.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
often
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From this reading And she did not smile too often.
others
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
patrician
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
railing
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
said
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
smile
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
smiled
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
spread
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
sweet
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
too
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From this reading And she did not smile too often.
touch
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
up
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
voice
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
well-formed
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From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT A MESS I'M IN!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had a beautiful smile which, beginning in her brown eyes, spread over her face to her lips, the well-formed, cleanly cut lips, which more than anything else gave her countenance the patrician look for which Finetta--and others--hated her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, Yorke," she said, and her voice was low and clear, and sweet, with just a touch of languid hauteur in it that was also aristocratic.
Yorke
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From this reading Lady Eleanor pulled her horse up beside the railing, as Finetta had done, and smiled down upon Yorke.
