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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 There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
advantage
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
affections
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From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
all
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
aquiline
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
balmy
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From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
beauty
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From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
bend
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
betrothed
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From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
company
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
comparison
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
day
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From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
defied
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
degrees
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
encounter
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From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
Ernest
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
features
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
Florence
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
grace
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
haughty
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
horseback
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From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
induced
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From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
likeness
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
London
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From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
lovers
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
made
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
MEANWHILEnounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
most
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From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
neck
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
other's
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
outline
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
perform
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From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
personal
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
persons
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
rare
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From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
relative
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
road
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From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
said
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
serene
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From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
somewhere
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
sort
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
stateliness
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
Tempest
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From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The balmy and serene beauty of the day had induced them to perform the short journey on horseback.
There
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
two
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From this reading “Fair encounter Of two most rare affections.”--_Tempest_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
well
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From this reading It is somewhere said, that lovers are never so handsome as in each other’s company, and neither Florence nor Ernest ever looked so well as on horseback.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MEANWHILE the betrothed were on their road to London.
young
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From this reading There was something in the stateliness and grace of both, something even in the aquiline outline of their features and the haughty bend of the neck, that made a sort of likeness between these young persons, although there was no comparison as to their relative degrees of personal advantage: the beauty of Florence defied all comparison.
