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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 PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
according
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
acquaintance
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
almost
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
American
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
attentions
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
attractive
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
audible
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
bard
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
best
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
blush
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
bound
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought him butter in a lordly dish, as Florian phrased it.
butter
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From this reading She brought him butter in a lordly dish, as Florian phrased it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
calf
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
came
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
clever
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
delighted
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
dish
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From this reading She brought him butter in a lordly dish, as Florian phrased it.
distinct
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
doubt
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
down
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
establishment
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
evening
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
eyes
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
feature
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
fickleness
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
Florian
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
fugitive
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
gorgeously
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
guests
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
hardly
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
Hills
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She brought him butter in a lordly dish, as Florian phrased it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
how
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
indeed
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
Innsbruck
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
INQUIRY
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
insisting
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
interest
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She brought him butter in a lordly dish, as Florian phrased it.
knew
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
liked
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
Linnet
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
live
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
lively
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
lordly
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From this reading She brought him butter in a lordly dish, as Florian phrased it.
made
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
man
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
men's
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
minds
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
modesty
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
object
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
obtrusive
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
out
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
Paris
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
phrased
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From this reading She brought him butter in a lordly dish, as Florian phrased it.
pieces
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
poet's
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
pointing
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
pretty
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
PRIVATE
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
promise
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
real
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
receive
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From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
red
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
remarked
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
salon
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
sensitive
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
stay
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
superseded
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From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such is the fickleness of man, indeed, that she almost superseded poor Linnet in their minds as an object of interest.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
up
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
verse
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
voice
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
Voices
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
volume
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She was attractive beyond a doubt; she was clever; she was lively; and she was so delighted to make a real live poet’s acquaintance, that Will hardly knew how to receive her almost obtrusive attentions.
Will's
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From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That same evening, in the _salon_, according to promise, she came down with “Voices from the Hills,” Will’s thin little volume of fugitive verse, which she had had gorgeously bound in red calf in Paris, and made that sensitive young bard blush up to his eyes with modesty, by insisting on pointing out which pieces she liked best, in a voice that was audible to half the guests in the establishment.
young
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From this reading PRIVATE INQUIRY During the rest of the young men’s stay at Innsbruck the pretty American was, as Florian remarked, “a distinct feature.”
