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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 For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
BELIEVEnounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "IT IS FALSE--I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT."
benumbed
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
bosom
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
characteristic
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
devil-may-care
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
down
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
engraved
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From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
expression
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From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
eyes
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
face
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From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
FALSE
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From this reading "IT IS FALSE--I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT."
feel
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
gave
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
gazed
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
hand
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
heart
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From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IT IS FALSE--I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IT IS FALSE--I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT IS FALSE--I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
kind
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
Leslie
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
line
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From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
locket
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
lying
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
moment
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "IT IS FALSE--I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
palm
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
pleasure
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
portrait
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
realize
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
second
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
shock
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
smiled
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
then
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
too
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From this reading Leslie gazed down at the locket lying in the palm of her hand, for the moment too benumbed by the sudden shock to feel anything.
two
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
up
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Yorke!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "IT IS FALSE--I WILL NOT BELIEVE IT."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
woman
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
Yes
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From this reading Yes, it was his face, the handsome face whose every line, every expression, were engraved on her heart.
Yorke
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From this reading It was Yorke!
Yorke's
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From this reading For a second or two the portrait, as it smiled up at her with Yorke's characteristic devil-may-care look in its eyes, gave her a kind of pleasure; then she began to realize where she had found it, lying on the bosom of this woman!
