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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 shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
advantage
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
alabaster
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
arched
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
arms
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
beauty
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From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
carelessly
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
chair
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From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
curve
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
disclosed
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
down
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
EXPECTED
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From this reading WHAT GILBERT EXPECTED.
exquisite
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
felt
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From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
GILBERT
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From this reading WHAT GILBERT EXPECTED.
girl
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From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
graceful
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
hairpins
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
head
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
linen
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
lovely
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From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
lower
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
madness
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From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
neck
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
out
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
owe
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From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
proud
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From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
pure
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
quivering
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
ran
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From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
rose
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From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
rushing
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From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
shiver
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From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
shoulders
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
slipping
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
threw
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
too
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From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
touch
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From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
verge
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From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
watcher
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From this reading A shiver ran through the watcher as the girl rose from her chair.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT GILBERT EXPECTED.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
wrapper
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From this reading With her alabaster hands she pulled out her hairpins one by one while the wrapper, slipping down upon her shoulders, disclosed her pure and graceful neck, and her arms, carelessly arched over her head, threw out the lower curve of the body to the advantage of the exquisite throat, quivering under the linen.
yelling
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From this reading Gilbert felt a touch of madness and was on the verge of rushing forward, yelling:
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are lovely, but you must not be too proud of your beauty since you owe it to me--it was I saved your life!”
