Chapter III
Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw. "Face it, Grace," she said aloud. "You are positively hopeless." She tilted her head to one side. "Well, nearly hopeless."
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Chapter III
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Grace
Horton
appraised
herself
in
the
mirror,
and
was
not
pleased
with
what
she
saw.
"Face
it,
Grace,"
she
said
aloud.
"You
are
positively
hopeless."
She
tilted
her
head
to
one
side.
"Well,
nearly
hopeless."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Grace
Horton
appraised
herself
in
the
mirror,
and
was
not
pleased
with
what
she
saw.
Line 2
"Face
it,
Grace,"
she
said
aloud.
Line 3
"You
are
positively
hopeless."
Line 4
She
tilted
her
head
to
one
side.
Line 5
"Well,
nearly
hopeless."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She tilted her head to one side.”
Pleased
noun
US /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, nearly hopeless."”
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aloud
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From this reading "Face it, Grace," she said aloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
appraised
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From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are positively hopeless."
Face
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From this reading "Face it, Grace," she said aloud.
Grace
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From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
head
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From this reading She tilted her head to one side.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tilted her head to one side.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
hopeless
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From this reading "You are positively hopeless."
Horton
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From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Face it, Grace," she said aloud.
mirror
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From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
nearly
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From this reading "Well, nearly hopeless."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She tilted her head to one side.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
positively
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From this reading "You are positively hopeless."
said
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From this reading "Face it, Grace," she said aloud.
saw
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From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
side
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From this reading She tilted her head to one side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
tilted
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From this reading She tilted her head to one side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tilted her head to one side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
Well
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From this reading "Well, nearly hopeless."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grace Horton appraised herself in the mirror, and was not pleased with what she saw.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are positively hopeless."