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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 THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
Atalanta
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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
audacious
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
beauty
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From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
breathing
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
breeches
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
caught
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
charming
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
cry
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
disdained
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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
eighteen
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
eye
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
fashion
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
figure
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
freedom
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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
grace
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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
grown
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From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.
hand
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
hawking-gauntlet
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
large
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
leather
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
line
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
lithe
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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
made
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
memorable
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
more
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
once
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
pair
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
personage
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
player
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
quilted
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.
riding-coat
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.
some
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
sorcery
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
springing
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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
stepped
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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
tailor
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From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
tall
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From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
well
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From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
woman
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
wore
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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.
years
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
young
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
youth
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From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.
