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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 My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
accompanied
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
action
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
arm
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
boneless
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From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
Brandt
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
bronze
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
brown
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
built
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
chair
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
completed
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
curiously
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
Dark
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
deep
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
depths
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
dimness
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
dress
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
easy
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
enveloped
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From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
exceedingly
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From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
extended
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
eyes
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
figure
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
flexible
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
glowed
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
gold
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
grasped
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From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
hair
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
hand
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
impression
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
Indian
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
indoor
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
largely
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
lazily
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
light
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
lithe
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
Lola
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
panther
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
pantherine
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
petticoats
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
powerful
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From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
rather
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From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
reflections
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
rising
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
room
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From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
silk
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
sinuous
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
soft
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
striped
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From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
suggestion
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From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her hand as it enveloped, rather than grasped, mine seemed boneless but exceedingly powerful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
turn
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first impression of Lola Brandt in the dimness of the room was that of a lithe panther in petticoats rising lazily from the depths of an easy chair.
welcome
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From this reading A sinuous action of the arm, as she extended her hand to welcome me, was accompanied by a curiously flexible turn of the body.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An indoor dress of brown and gold striped Indian silk clung to her figure, which, largely built, had an appearance of great strength.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dark bronze hair and dark eyes, that in the soft light of the room glowed with deep gold reflections, completed the pantherine suggestion.
