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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 "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
arms
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
beautiful
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
boudoir
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
card
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From this reading Here is his card.
carelessly
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
cheek
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
Clive
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
comes
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
countess
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
dark
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
darling
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
days
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
desires
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
eyes
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
head
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is his card.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall I say that you will receive him?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here is his card.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I say that you will receive him?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
interview
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
Lady
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
library
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
like
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
lips
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
listlessly
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
looks
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
melancholy
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
Mr
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
Mrs
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
Noble
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
pale
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
picture
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
pink-hung
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
private
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
receive
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From this reading Shall I say that you will receive him?"
reclining
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
sad
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
satin
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
say
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From this reading Shall I say that you will receive him?"
several
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
shadows
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I say that you will receive him?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
slight
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
sofa
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
some
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall I say that you will receive him?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
thrown
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
up
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
Vera
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From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
Vernon's
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
visible
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From this reading She looks like some beautiful picture, though her cheek is pale, her lips sad, and slight, dark shadows are visible beneath her melancholy eyes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
white
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Shall I say that you will receive him?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vera, darling, Mr. Noble is in the library, and desires a private interview with you.
young
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From this reading It is several days after Mrs. Vernon's party, and Lady Clive comes suddenly into the pink-hung _boudoir_ where the young countess is listlessly reclining on a satin sofa with her white arms thrown up carelessly above her head.
