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age
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
anger
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From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
annoyance
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
bonnet
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From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
bore
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
command
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
dress
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
Dunmore
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
eyes
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
face
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
figure
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
fire
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
flashing
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
flushed
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
folds
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
gloves
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From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
graceful
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
ground
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
hand
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From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
House
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
hung
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From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
indignation
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From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
irritation
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
jeweledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuː.əld/
Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.
From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
lace
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From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
Lanswell
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
LAWYER'S
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S STATEMENT.
library
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From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
like
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
picture
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From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
removed
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From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
rich
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
shoulders
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From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
signs
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
silk
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
stately
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
STATEMENT
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S STATEMENT.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not removed her mantle of rich lace; it hung from her shoulders still; she had removed her bonnet and gloves.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
swept
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
table
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From this reading With one jeweled hand resting on the table, she stood, the picture of indignation and anger.
tall
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWYER'S STATEMENT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
traveling
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From this reading She looked like one born to command; her tall, stately figure bore no signs of age; her traveling dress of rich silk swept the ground in graceful folds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Lanswell stood in the library at Dunmore House, her handsome face flushed with irritation and annoyance, her fine eyes flashing fire.
