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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 I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
apart
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
awakened
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
back
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
bed
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
belly
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
bird's
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
bosom
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
cheek
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
CHRYSIS
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
clusters
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
covered
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From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
curling
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
disordered
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
elbows
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
flowed
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
front
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
full
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
fur
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
garment
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From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
glittered
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
golden
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
green
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
hair
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From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
hand
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
holes
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
hours
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
knees
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
Languid
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
lay
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
legs
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
linen
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
longer
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
mid-day
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
much
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
naked
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
only
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From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
opaque
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
pillow
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
pin
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
pricking
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
resplendently
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
sides
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From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
sleep
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
small
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
soft
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
supple
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
symmetrical
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
thick
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From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
too
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
two
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From this reading Languid with too much sleep, she had remained alone upon the disordered bed ever since she had awakened, two hours after mid-day.
uncountable
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It covered half her back, flowed under her naked belly, glittered under her knees in thick, curling clusters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
warmth
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
waves
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From this reading The great waves of her hair, her only garment, covered one of her sides.
wide
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From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
wing
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From this reading This hair was resplendently opaque, soft as fur, longer than a bird’s wing, supple, uncountable, full of life and warmth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I CHRYSIS She lay upon her bosom, with her elbows in front of her, her legs wide apart and her cheek resting on her hand, pricking, with a long golden pin, small symmetrical holes in a pillow of green linen.
