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Blind Love

Chapter XXV

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LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.
The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.
She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.
Her artificial complexion was gone.
The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Blind Love

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.
Line 2
The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.
Line 3
She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.
Line 4
Her artificial complexion was gone.
Line 5
The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.”

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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 LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

acquaintance

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

artificial

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From this reading Her artificial complexion was gone.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.

cheeks

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

coarse

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

colour

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

complexion

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From this reading Her artificial complexion was gone.

day

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

discarded

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

dull

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

expected

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

gone

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From this reading Her artificial complexion was gone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

HARRY'S

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

HONEYMOON

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

hotel

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From this reading The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.

Hugh

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

LORD

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

lost

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From this reading The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.

Mountjoy

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From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

Mrs

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From this reading The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

older

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From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

once

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

overlaid

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

person

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

presented

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From this reading The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.

received

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

rouge

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

see

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

seen

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From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

skin

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

succession

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

texture

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

tinge

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

turned

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

unnaturally

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From this reading She looked unnaturally older since Mountjoy had last seen her.

Vimpany

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From this reading The lost Mrs. Vimpany presented herself at the hotel.

visit

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her artificial complexion was gone.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

world

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From this reading LORD HARRY'S HONEYMOON THE next day, Hugh received a visit from the last person in the little world of his acquaintance whom he expected to see.

years

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.

yellowish

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From this reading The discarded rouge that had once overlaid her cheeks, through a long succession of years, had left the texture of the skin coarse, and had turned the colour of it to a dull yellowish tinge.