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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 One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
all
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
amiable
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From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
background
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
beauty
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
bonnet
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
brightens
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
cast
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
cause
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From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
cloud
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
days
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From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
dull
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
eighteen
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
face
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
further
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From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
girl's
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
glance
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
heroical
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
homage
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
imaginable
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE STREET.
influence
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
innocent
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
involuntarily
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
like
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
line
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
loveliness
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
natural
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
old
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
only
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
ordinary
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
own
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
paid
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
pass
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
passengers
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
passing
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
people
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
power
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
pretty
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
resisting
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
see
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
seeks
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From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
shines
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
simple
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
smile
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
smiled
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From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
sombre
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
STREET
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From this reading IN THE STREET.
sunbeam
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
sweet
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
sweetest
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE STREET.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
There
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
thinks
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From this reading People have smiled upon her all her days; she thinks it is because everybody is amiable, and seeks no further for a cause.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
throws
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
unawares
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
unconscious
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
veil
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
very
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From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
years
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From this reading It is only eighteen years old, and not at all of the heroical cast, but it brightens like a passing sunbeam through all the sombre line of passengers, and along the dull background of this ordinary street.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One of them is very pretty--you can see that at a glance: under the simple bonnet, and through the thin little veil, which throws no cloud upon its beauty, shines the sweetest girl’s face imaginable.
young
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From this reading There is no resisting that sweet unconscious influence: people smile when they pass her, unawares; it is a natural homage paid involuntarily to the young, sweet, innocent loveliness, unconscious of its own power.
