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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 She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
arm
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
artist
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From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
beautiful
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
breathless
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
color
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
coming
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
cotton
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
covered
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
curtly
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
daughter
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
describe
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From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
description
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
distance
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
down
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
dress
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
dressed
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
enough
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
evidently
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
face
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
far
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
Gainsborough
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From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
glance
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From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
going
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
head
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
hood
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
insufficient
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
meager
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
out
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
panting
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
pen-and-ink
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From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
plain
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
Rembrandt
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From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
requires
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From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
reveal
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
run
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
scant
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
shapely
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
shone
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
show
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
simply
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
skirt
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
sleeves
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
some
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From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
too
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
wasted
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From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
wear
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had evidently run some distance, for she stood panting and breathless, the color coming and going on her face, which shone out of the hood which half covered her head.
white
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
woodman's
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From this reading She was dressed in a plain cotton dress which a woodman's daughter might wear, and which was short enough in the skirt to reveal a shapely foot, and scant enough in the sleeves to show a white, shapely arm.
work
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From this reading It requires an artist, a Rembrandt or a Gainsborough, to describe it, no pen-and-ink work can do it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But no one would have wasted time upon either arm or foot after a glance at her face.
write
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From this reading To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
