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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 Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
all
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
beautiful
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
came
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
concealing
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
content
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
doubtingly
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
Eagerly
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
Eddring
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
entreaty
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
face
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
far-off
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
figure
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
gallery
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
heard
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
heart
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
hurrying
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
impetuously
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
indeed
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
Lady
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
lambency
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
mask
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
Miss
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
moved
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
other
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From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
planet-like
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
presence
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
questioningly
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
quick
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
reached
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
spite
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From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
steps
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
straight
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
tall
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
then
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
there
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From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
thrill
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eagerly he looked, and questioningly, doubtingly, and then there came a quick content to his heart.
tore
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
turned
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
voice
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From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In spite of all, in spite of what might have been, this was Miss Lady herself and none other!
woman
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From this reading Eddring moved forward impetuously, feeling all the thrill of her presence; all the lambency of woman, planet-like, far-off, mysterious.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading DISCOVERY "Miss Lady!" cried Eddring, yet again; and even as the hurrying figure before him reached the gallery steps, she heard the entreaty of his voice and turned.
young
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From this reading As she did so she tore from her face the concealing mask and stood before him, Miss Lady indeed--tall, straight, young and beautiful.
