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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 /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
backward
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
boasted
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
cannot
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From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
canvas
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
close
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
Denzil
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
evil
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
eyes
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
face
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
fire
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
flushed
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
Gervase
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From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
glittering
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
heart
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You--you love her!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
hour
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
impulsive
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
love
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From this reading “You--you love her!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
models
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
moodily
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From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
movement
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
now
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
often
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
recoiled
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
say
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
seen
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
somewhat
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From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
Stop
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From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
strode
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stop!” returned Gervase somewhat moodily, “I am not so sure about that.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
then
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
to-night
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
unnaturally
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
up
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From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I _have_ seen her before, though where I cannot tell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading /Denzil/ recoiled a step backward, then with an impulsive movement strode close up to him, his face unnaturally flushed and his eyes glittering with an evil fire.
woman
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
women
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From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You--you love her!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What!--in one short hour, you--who have often boasted to me of having no heart, no eyes for women except as models for your canvas,--you say now that you love a woman whom you have never seen before to-night!”
