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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 But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
absolutely
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
all
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
also
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
anger
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
beautiful
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
breath
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
brief
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
cast
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
caused
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
cold
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From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
considered
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From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
contents
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From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
contour
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
crushed
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
dismay
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
expressed
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
face
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
feast
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From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
feet
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
few
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
firmness
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
force
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
formal
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From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
freedom
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
gentleness
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
graceful
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From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
hand
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
harmony
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
holding
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
Lazily
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From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
letter
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From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
letters
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From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
masterful
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
masterpiece
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From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
missive
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
note
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From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
only
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
opened
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From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
original
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From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
penned
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
perfect
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
prepared
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From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
statue
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From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
unlike
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From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lazily I opened the letter, and prepared to feast upon its contents.
usual
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From this reading The note was cold and formal, unlike her usual graceful letters.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
winsome
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From this reading The face was absolutely beautiful, not only because of its perfect harmony, not only winsome in the gentleness of its contour, but it was also masterful by virtue of the freedom and force expressed in all its firmness.
woman's
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
words
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From this reading But the few brief words penned in a woman's hand caused me to start to my feet in anger and dismay; and, holding my breath, I crushed the missive and cast it under my foot.
written
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From this reading She who had written to me was the original of this statue, which was considered my masterpiece.
