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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 woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
advanced
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
also
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
any
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
arresting
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
assemblage
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
back
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
beauty
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
breathed
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From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
came
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
character
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From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
coloring
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
compelling
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
conversation
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
depend
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
door
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
entered
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
eyes
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
features
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
financier
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
Firstly
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
force
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From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
form
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
heard
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
light
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
looking
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
love
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
magnetism
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From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
number
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
pacing
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
paused
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
people
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
perfectly
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
personality
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From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
points
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
radiating
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From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
restless
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From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
Shulski
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
speculation
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
subtle
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From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
view
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
well
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Firstly, she had that arresting, compelling personality which does not depend upon features, or coloring, or form, or beauty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
whole
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From this reading A subtle force of character--a radiating magnetism--breathed from her whole being.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The financier paused in his restless pacing as he heard the door open and stood perfectly still, with his back to the light.
woman
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
worth
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From this reading The woman advanced and also stood still, and they looked at one another with no great love in their eyes, though she who had entered was well worth looking at, from a number of points of view.
Zara
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From this reading When Zara Shulski came into any assemblage of people conversation stopped and speculation began.
