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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 BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
all
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
barely
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From this reading She was barely twenty.
BEATRICE
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
ceased
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
child
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
childhood
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From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
compression
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
CONFESSES
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
Dick
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
eyes
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
Faversham
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
flash
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
form
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
girl's
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
girlish
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From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
glance
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
gone
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From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
grandfather
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From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
lips
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
lissom
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
movements
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
Rather
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
regard
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From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
saw
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was barely twenty.
Stanmore
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
sweetness
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
tall
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
tones
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
twenty
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From this reading She was barely twenty.
voice
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From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was barely twenty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
womanhood
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From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
