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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 Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
accounted
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
Amaryllis
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERIM REPORT.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can she know that?" asked Amaryllis laughing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
beauty
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
Bellamy's
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
Bruffin's
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can she know that?" asked Amaryllis laughing.
conquest
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
conviction
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
day
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
declared
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
Dick
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
Elizabeth
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
enthusiast
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
evidence
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
fill
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
gap
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
How
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From this reading "How can she know that?" asked Amaryllis laughing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
INTERIM
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From this reading AN INTERIM REPORT.
jamais
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
kind-hearted
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can she know that?" asked Amaryllis laughing.
lady
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
laughing
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From this reading "How can she know that?" asked Amaryllis laughing.
lunch-time
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
mademoiselle
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
maid
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
n'a
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
nursing
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
out
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
paraitre
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
pimpante
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
pleasure
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
plus
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
possible
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
presence
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
pretty
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
pu
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
qu'aujourd'hui
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
quality
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
que
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
REPORT
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From this reading AN INTERIM REPORT.
said
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
seduisante
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
simple
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
success
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From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
Suzanne
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
unadorned
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
up
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
very
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From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
wardrobe
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though maid to a lady accounted very fine, Suzanne, in presence of beauty unadorned, was a simple and kind-hearted enthusiast in her art.
well
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From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before lunch-time next day she had done so well for Amaryllis out of Lady Elizabeth Bruffin's wardrobe, that she declared, with conviction to fill up the gap in evidence, "_que mademoiselle n'a jamais pu paraitre plus seduisante, plus pimpante qu'aujourd'hui_."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because nothing possible could be, you pretty creature," said Lady Elizabeth, glowing with pleasure in the success of her nursing and in the quality of Dick Bellamy's conquest.
