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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 She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
ABOUNDING
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
alive
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all
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
almost
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
angry
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
beautiful
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From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
breaking
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
brow
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
cheek
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
chin
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
clarity
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
curls
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
danger
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
dark
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
distinct
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
dynamically
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From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
elicited
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Emory
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
eyes
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
face
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
feminine
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From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
four
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
full
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
glad
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Greek
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
hair
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
head
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
Helena
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
incipient
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
intruder
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ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
just
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
knew
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From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
light
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
line
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
meeting
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
more
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
nape
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From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
nature
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neck
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From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
now
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From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
oval
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
perturbed
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recognize
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
ringlets
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
saw
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
scarf
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
see
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From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
sight
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
sweet
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From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
temple
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
tendrils
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From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
there
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From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
tight-curling
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
TROUBLE
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
twin
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From this reading I could not see the twin dark tendrils at the white nape of her neck, but I knew they were there, as beautiful as ever.
two
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
vibrantly
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From this reading I thought she had never been half so beautiful as now, never more alive, more vibrantly and dynamically feminine than now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
white
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From this reading She had not even a scarf about her head, so that all its Greek clarity of line, all its tight-curling dark hair--almost breaking into four ringlets, two at each white temple--were distinct to me as I looked at her, even in the half light.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading Her face, with its wondrous dark eyes, was full toward me, meeting this danger for such as it might be; so that, again, I saw the sweet full oval of her brow and cheek and chin, with just these two dark incipient curls above.
wrath
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From this reading IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE I looked at Helena Emory, glad that she did not at first sight recognize the intruder who had elicited her wrath,--for she seemed almost more angry than perturbed, such being her nature.
