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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 Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
accent
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
admiration
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
age
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
arm
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
attractive
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
BEAUHARNAIS
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
beautiful
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
beauty
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
betray
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
birth
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
black
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
Bonaparte
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
charming
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
chosen
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
comparison
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
Creole
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
curve
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
DE
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
exhaling
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
eyes
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
face
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
fascination
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
figure
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
flexible
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
gave
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
grace
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
gracefully
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
hair
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
hand
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
indisputable
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
inspire
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
irreproachable
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
LA
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
love
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
manner
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
more
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
mouth
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
neck
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
nose
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
ones
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
only
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
outline
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
oval
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
PAGERIE
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
paused
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
perfectly
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
perfume
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
person
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
resembles
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
retained
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
said
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
set
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
shaped
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
shoulders
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
smiling
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
smitten
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
straight
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From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
subtle
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
sufficient
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
TASCHER
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
trace
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
tropical
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From this reading Nothing could have been more attractive than her Creole accent, of which she had retained only sufficient trace to betray her tropical birth.
twenty-seven
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
undulating
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From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her neck was set gracefully upon her shoulders, her figure was flexible and undulating, her arm was perfectly shaped, and her hand beautiful beyond comparison.
Venus
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
VICOMTESSE
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From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hair and eyes were black, her nose was straight, her mouth a smiling curve; the oval outline of her face was irreproachable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
whole
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARIE-ROSE-JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE, VICOMTESSE BEAUHARNAIS Bonaparte paused as if smitten with admiration.
writing
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
years
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From this reading Madame de Beauharnais, at the time of which we are writing, was, as we have said, about twenty-seven years of age, of indisputable beauty, with a charming grace of manner, exhaling from her whole person that subtle fascination which resembles the perfume which Venus gave to her chosen ones to inspire love.
