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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 Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
admirers
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
all
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
beautiful
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
beauty
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From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
bitter
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
cannot
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
care
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
charm
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From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
Circe
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
curious
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From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
Dangerous
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
deny
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
Dundas
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
Dundas's
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
else
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
enemies
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
face
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
figure
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
find
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
hearts
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
holds
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
Kate
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
Kilmainham
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
lissom
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
lithe
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
magnetic
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From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
many
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
maturity
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
men's
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
modern
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
more
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From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
most
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
Mrs
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
much
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
old
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
once
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
power
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From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
ripe
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
said
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
see
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
squire
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
talking
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From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
There
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From this reading There is a charm about her, a curious magnetic power that is even more dangerous than her beauty.
thrall
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From this reading But it is not her face nor her figure, lithe and lissom for all its ripe maturity, that so holds men's hearts in thrall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
way
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From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Dangerous she may be--a modern Circe, many of whose admirers find their way to Kilmainham, but, above and before everything else, the woman is beautiful.
woman
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From this reading Kate Dundas's most bitter enemies cannot deny that she is a beautiful woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would not care to see much of your Mrs. Dundas," an old squire once said, talking of her.
