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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 "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
admiration
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
adorn
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
apparition
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
becoming
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
cabbage
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
chit
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From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
Countess
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
dainty
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
DANTE
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From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
deeper
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
depth
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
disapproval
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
English
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
enough
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From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
find
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
GABRIEL
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From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
gazed
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
gown
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
grandeur
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
hair
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
hand
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
henceforth
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
interposed
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From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
Legros
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
lilies
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
Maman
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From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
Mme
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
obvious
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
Papa
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From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
person
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
plain
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
proper
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
ROSSETTI
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From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
seven
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
soothingly
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From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
stars
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
three
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
trying
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
vainly
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From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
verity
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From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
waters
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From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
well
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From this reading "Let be, Maman, let be!" interposed Papa Legros soothingly, "the chit is well enough as she is.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters still at even: She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, no, my cabbage, I do not find that plain gown becoming, of a verity thou must remember that thou art an English Countess and must henceforth adorn thy person with proper grandeur."
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading And worthy Mme. Legros, whilst vainly trying to express disapproval, gazed with obvious admiration at the dainty apparition before her.
