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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 "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
all
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
appear
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
attention
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
awaiting
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
beautiful
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
Bell's
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
bitter
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
Bright
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
brightest
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
calling
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
decked
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
down
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
dressing-room
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
evening
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
expected
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
extraordinary
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
eyes
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
face
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
far
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
fashion
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
felt
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
girl
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
gone
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
greatest
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
hour
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
Hurst
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
Jack
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
Lady
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
lawns
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
light
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
like
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
loveliness
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
lover
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
moments
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
now
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
out
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
paid
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
park
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
poems
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
poet
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
portrayedverbUS /pɔːrˈtreɪd/
showed or described something in a particular way
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
raised
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
ray
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
really
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
receive
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
ribbons
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
road
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
said
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
scarcely
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
smile
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
some
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
speak
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
stole
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
stretched
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
suitable
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
sun
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From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
Tennyson
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
tired
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
toilet
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From this reading Bright ribbons are out of fashion now, but Una had paid some, for her, extraordinary attention to her toilet.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
truly
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
Una
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
unconscious
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From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
vanity
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From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The great poet Tennyson has, in one of his greatest poems, portrayed a girl who, all unconscious of the bitter moments awaiting her, decked herself in her brightest ribbons to receive her expected lover.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
window
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From this reading "In another hour he will be here," said Una, as she stood at her dressing-room window, and looked out upon the lawns and park of Hurst, where they stretched down toward the road.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jack was never tired of calling her beautiful; had even gone so far as to speak of her loveliness, and it had raised no vanity in her; but this evening she felt she would like to appear really and truly beautiful in his eyes, so beautiful that even Lady Bell's spirited face should be forgotten.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Another hour!" and at the thought, a smile--yet scarcely a smile, but a suitable light like a sun ray stole over her face.
