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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 In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
admiration
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "YES, I am quite ready," says Portia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
beast
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
BURKE
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From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
cousin's
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
curiosity
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From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
delight
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
discover
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From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
doorway
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
Dulcinea
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
emotion
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From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
enchants
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
everlasting
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
fairer
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
flower
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
flown
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
gazes
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
hardly
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
hour
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
human
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From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "YES, I am quite ready," says Portia.
imagined
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
intense
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
lovely
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
man
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
moment
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
now
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From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
picture
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
Portia
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From this reading "YES, I am quite ready," says Portia.
presents
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "YES, I am quite ready," says Portia.
ready
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From this reading "YES, I am quite ready," says Portia.
room
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
says
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From this reading "YES, I am quite ready," says Portia.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
simplest
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From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Dulcinea, anything lovely, be it man, or beast, or flower, is an intense and everlasting delight, and now Portia enchants her.
truth
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
undisguised
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From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
very
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
well
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From this reading In very truth so well she might, as a fairer picture than she presents at this moment can hardly be imagined.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity."--BURKE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hour has flown, and Dulcinea, standing in the doorway of her cousin's room, gazes on her with undisguised admiration.
YES
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From this reading "YES, I am quite ready," says Portia.
