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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 “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
adjacent
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Black--black as night!
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
beautiful
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
Black
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From this reading “Black--black as night!
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
call
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From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
can't
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From this reading Such eyes! you can’t imagine such eyes!”
closed
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
color
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
companion's
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
displeased
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
domain
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
eyes
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
follow
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
glance
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
glorious
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such eyes! you can’t imagine such eyes!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
indisposed
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
lead
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
like
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From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
man
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
mirror
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
most
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
Mouse
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
mouth
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
night
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
opal
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From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
own
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
perhaps
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From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
really
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From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
said
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
saw
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
sentiment
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
severity
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From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
stone
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From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such eyes! you can’t imagine such eyes!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
way
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
weren't
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From this reading At least, you know, perhaps they weren’t really black; they were like that stone--what do you call it--opal?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What color?” asked Mouse, with a glance at her own eyes in an adjacent mirror and a displeased severity on her mouth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
woman
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Such eyes! you can’t imagine such eyes!”
young
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From this reading “By the way,” said the young man, still with his eyes closed, and indisposed to follow his companion’s lead into the domain of sentiment, “I saw the most beautiful woman last night that I ever saw in my life--the most glorious creature!
