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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 She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
absorption
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
agitated
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From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
attitude
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
beneficent
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
Calcutta
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From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
chose
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
colors
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
countenance
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
deep
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
dew
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
down
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
expression
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
face
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
fall
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
formless
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
gazed
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
happiness
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
haste
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From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
heart
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
interpret
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
lady's
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
like
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
love
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
Madame
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The portrait will only survive in your memory.
mother
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From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
old
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
only
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From this reading The portrait will only survive in your memory.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
painter
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
pastel
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
perennial
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
portrait
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From this reading The portrait will only survive in your memory.
presently
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
produce
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
refreshing
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
regret
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
roused
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
said
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
sat
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
side
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
sketch
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
survive
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From this reading The portrait will only survive in your memory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
there
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
thus
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From this reading At least, it was thus that the painter chose to interpret her attitude and countenance, and he presently sat down again by her side.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
too
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
touch
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
traces
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
up
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
very
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
voice
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From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was done at Calcutta, in great haste,” replied the mother in an agitated voice.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “in a very short time the colors of that pastel will have disappeared.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
yield
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From this reading She gazed at the formless sketch with the deep absorption which memories of happiness produce when they are roused and fall on the heart like a beneficent dew to whose refreshing touch we love to yield ourselves up; but in the expression of the old lady’s face there were traces too of perennial regret.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The portrait will only survive in your memory.
