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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.
