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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 wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
almost
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
arm
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From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
aspect
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
back
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From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
become
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
black
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
charming
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From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
chose
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From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
dress
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
entered
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From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
exclusiveness
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
face
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
FELICIA
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From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
fingers
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From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
girlish
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
hat
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
large
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
lost
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
material
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
mood
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From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
more
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
most
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From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
natural
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
night
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From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
noticed
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From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
once
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
paler
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
pathetic
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
reason
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From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
restaurant
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From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
room
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From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
seat
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From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
self-control
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
soft
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
some
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
surrounded
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
together
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From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
touched
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From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
understood
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From this reading I noticed that she chose a seat with her back to the room, and I understood her reason even before she told me.
usual
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FELICIA It seemed to me that Felicia that night was in her most charming mood.
way
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From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Her fingers touched my arm as we entered the restaurant together.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
white
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She seemed, in a way, to have lost some of her self-control,--the exclusiveness with which she had surrounded herself,--and to have become at once more natural and more girlish.
wore
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From this reading She wore a dress of some soft white material, and a large black hat, under which her face--a little paler even than usual--wore almost a pathetic aspect.
