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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 THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
affections
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
all
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
bespoke
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
black
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
blessing
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
compare
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
competition
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
cooper
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
crow's
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
curve
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
described
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From this reading Not that Hector himself perhaps would thus have described himself.
established
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
forehead
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
Genevieve
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
hand
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
hat
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
Hector
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From this reading Not that Hector himself perhaps would thus have described himself.
Hector's
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not that Hector himself perhaps would thus have described himself.
hips
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
humble
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
irresistible
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
Jeanne
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
MAID
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
men
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
mental
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
mitigate
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Hector himself perhaps would thus have described himself.
now
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
offering
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
opinion
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
perhaps
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From this reading Not that Hector himself perhaps would thus have described himself.
presence
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
processes
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
resolve
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
retreating
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
second
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
shop
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
simplicity
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
somewhat
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
St
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
swing
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
Tallwoods
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
tarried
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
thus
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From this reading Not that Hector himself perhaps would thus have described himself.
tilt
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
ValiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
walked
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
WAY
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID It is the blessing of the humble that they have simplicity of mental processes.
week
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From this reading In short, Hector had not tarried a second week at Tallwoods before offering his hand and his cooper shop to Jeanne.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
wing
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From this reading The curve of the black crow's wing on his somewhat retreating forehead, the tilt of his little hat, the swing of his body above the hips as he walked, all bespoke Hector's opinion of himself to be a good one.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
women
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From this reading Valiant among men, irresistible among the women of St. Genevieve, he was not the one to mitigate his confidence in himself now that he found himself free from competition and in the presence of a fair one whom in sudden resolve he established in his affections as quite without compare.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not that Hector himself perhaps would thus have described himself.
