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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 There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
Adelaide's
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
all
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID "Dionetta?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
beautiful
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
became
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
brushing
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
Dionetta
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID "Dionetta?"
down
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
dressing-room
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
expression
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
fascination
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
features
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
flashed
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
glass
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
hair
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
heavy
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
hung
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
irresistible
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
joyous
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
lady
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From this reading "Yes, my lady."
lady's
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
laughing
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
like
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
MAID
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID "Dionetta?"
MISTRESS
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID "Dionetta?"
mood
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
more
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
mouth
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my lady."
noted
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
rich
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
sitting
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
smile
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
sunrise
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
teeth
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
There
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From this reading There was an irresistible fascination in her smile; it flashed into all her features, like a laughing sunrise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
waves
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From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The maid and her mistress were in Adelaide's dressing-room, and Dionetta was brushing her lady's hair, which hung down in rich, heavy waves.
whiteness
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From this reading She smiled at herself in the glass before which she was sitting, and her mood became more joyous as she noted the whiteness of her teeth and the beautiful expression of her mouth when she smiled.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, my lady."
