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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 A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
air
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
alert
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
ambushed
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
approved
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From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
baron
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From this reading “It is true that the baron has spoken often of you.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
bespoke
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
bowed
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
coloured
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
conscious
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
deep
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
empressement
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
EnchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
experience
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
extended
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
eyes
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
face
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
fashion
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From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
finely
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
forceful
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
glass
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
good-humoured
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
hand
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is true that the baron has spoken often of you.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
high-nosed
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
innermost
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
instantly
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is true that the baron has spoken often of you.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
knowledge
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
madame
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From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
man
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
meet
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From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
MEMORYnounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
more
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
most
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From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
mouth
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
much
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
murmuring
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From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
often
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From this reading “It is true that the baron has spoken often of you.”
older
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
once
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
owner
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
penetrating
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
perhaps
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
photographed
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
plunged
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
prince
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
rapid
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
recesses
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
scrutiny
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
seen
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
Selden
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
slim
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
spoken
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From this reading “It is true that the baron has spoken often of you.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
there
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
TRAGIC
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From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
true
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From this reading “It is true that the baron has spoken often of you.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
why
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
wide
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From this reading He had never seen more remarkable eyes--which was perhaps why their owner ambushed one of them behind a glass; nor a more remarkable face, alert, high-nosed, finely coloured, with a mouth at once forceful and good-humoured, and an air that bespoke wide knowledge and deep experience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A TRAGIC MEMORY As the prince bowed, with much empressement, above the slim hand extended to him, Selden was conscious of a rapid but penetrating scrutiny on the part of the older man.
withdrawn
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
X-ray
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From this reading It was as if an X-ray had been plunged into the innermost recesses of his being, photographed everything that was to be seen there, and been instantly withdrawn.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Enchanted to meet you, madame,” the prince was murmuring in the most approved fashion.
