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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 BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
appeared
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
beautiful
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
beauty-loving
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From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
BLOODnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
BLUE
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From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
chaos
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From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
coincidence
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
conflicting
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From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
dear
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
decidedly
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
deeply
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
Dennis's
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From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
discordant
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
door
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
face
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
father
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
feelings
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From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
felt
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
girl
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
heard
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
impression
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
interested
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
just
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
lady
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
latter
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
living
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
made
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
more
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
nature
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From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
office
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
otherwise
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From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
painting
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
picture
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
realize
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
resembled
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
respect
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
say
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From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
strange
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
strongly
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From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The picture had deeply interested him, and so did the beautiful girl that it by strange coincidence so strongly resembled.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLUE BLOOD Dennis's mind was a chaos of conflicting feelings.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It could not be otherwise with one of his beauty-loving nature.
wrong
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From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the impression made by the face in the painting--of something wrong, discordant--was felt more decidedly in respect to the living face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But before he had time to realize what had just passed the lady and her father appeared at the door of the office, and he heard the latter say: "I know you are right, my dear.
