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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 VERNET "CALLS A TURN."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
auburn
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
broad
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
brow
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
brown
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
CALLS
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From this reading VERNET "CALLS A TURN."
carrying
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
chin
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
clustered
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
concealed
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
depths
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
detective
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
disguised
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
drawing
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
engraven
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
eyes
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
face
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
firm
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
gait
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
glances
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
graceful
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
head
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
inherent
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
Leslie
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
low
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
manner
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
mask
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
more
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
mouth
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
nearer
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
once
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
pair
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
pale
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
proud
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
proudly
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
pure
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
rare
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
red
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
replaced
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
sadness
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
says
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
self-poise
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
sensitive
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
slender
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From this reading She is slender and graceful, carrying her head proudly, and with inherent self-poise in gait and manner.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
sunny
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
tender
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
then
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From this reading She glances about her once more, and then says, drawing still nearer the disguised detective:
thick
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
touch
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
TURN
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From this reading VERNET "CALLS A TURN."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
VERNET
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From this reading VERNET "CALLS A TURN."
vis-a-vis
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
Warburton
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From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leslie Warburton had replaced her mask, but the face she concealed was engraven upon the memory of her _vis-a-vis_.
waves
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From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A pure pale face, with a firm chin; a rare red mouth, proud yet sensitive; a pair of brown tender eyes, with a touch of sadness in their depths; and a broad low brow, over which clustered thick waves of sunny auburn.
