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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 wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
aside
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
bunch
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
cassia
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
casting
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
chemise
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
compelled
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From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
compliment
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
Cordova
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
corner
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
costume
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From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
cross
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From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
equivocal
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
filly
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
flame-coloured
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
flower
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
genuine
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
glances
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
gypsy
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
hand
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
hip
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
hips
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
hole
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
huge
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
impudent
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
like
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
mantilla
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
more
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
morocco
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
mouth
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
paid
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
protruded
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
province
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From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
put
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
red
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
reply
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
revealed
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
ribbons
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
Seville
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
shoes
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
shoulders
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
show
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From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
silk
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
skirt
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
sly
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
some
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
stockings
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
stud
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
swung
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
there
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From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
tied
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
tiny
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put her mantilla aside, to show her shoulders and a huge bunch of cassia, which protruded from her chemise.
too
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
very
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
walked
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From this reading She had a cassia flower in the corner of her mouth, too, and as she walked she swung her hips like a filly in the stud at Cordova.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Seville every one paid her some equivocal compliment on her appearance, and she had a reply for every one, casting sly glances here and there, with her hand on her hip, as impudent as the genuine gypsy that she was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
white
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
woman
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From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
wore
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From this reading “She wore a very short red skirt, which revealed white silk stockings with more than one hole, and tiny shoes of red morocco, tied with flame-coloured ribbons.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In my province a woman in that costume would have compelled everybody to cross themselves.
