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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 In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
achieved
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
affectionately
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
almost
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
applications
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
bobbed
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
bodily
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
Clair
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
colored
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
comforting
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
cosmetics
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
dark
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
delusion
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
desperation
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
dressed
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
effect
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
exaggerated
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
familiarly
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
final
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
freshness
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
further
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
girlhood
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
gone
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
graying
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
grotesque
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
hair
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
heroically
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
host
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
inadvertently
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
increase
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
invariably
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
just
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
known
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
liquid-red
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
liquid-white
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From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
Mignon
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
mistaken
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
most
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
mouse-tinted
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
nervous
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
opposite
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
passing
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
past
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
pathetically
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
red
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
resort
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
St
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
stand
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
taking
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From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
tear
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
then
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
thirty
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
thus
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
Tottie
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
use
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
very
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From this reading First, in very desperation, she had colored her graying mouse-tinted hair a glowing red; and then, as a last resort, had heroically, but with mistaken art, bobbed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was affectionately, and familiarly, known as Tottie.
wear
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
well
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In taking as it were a final stand against the passing of her girlhood, Miss St. Clair had gone further than most.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her applications of liquid-white and liquid-red, Tottie invariably achieved the almost grotesque appearance of having dressed in the dark.
women
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
youth
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From this reading About thirty, and thus well past the first freshness of youth, she was one of that great host of women who inadvertently and pathetically increase the look of bodily and nervous wear and tear by the exaggerated use of cosmetics--under the comforting delusion that these have just the opposite effect.
