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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 Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
absence
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
accent
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
affect
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
arm
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
Askance
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One day more of Paris?" he asked softly.
away
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
change
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
contact
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
day
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From this reading "One day more of Paris?" he asked softly.
delicious
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
desired
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
desires
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
dictated
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
earlier
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
Eve
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
eyes
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
felt
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
figure
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
formerly
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
gave
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
graceful
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
heart
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
Hilliard
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
kept
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
languid
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
made
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
more
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From this reading "One day more of Paris?" he asked softly.
movement
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
nearer
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
nervous
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
new
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
now
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
observed
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One day more of Paris?" he asked softly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
Paris
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From this reading "One day more of Paris?" he asked softly.
passion
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
power
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
rather
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
read
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
regard
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
resembled
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From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
seem
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
sensation
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
slowly
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
softly
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From this reading "One day more of Paris?" he asked softly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
spiritless
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
spoke
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
submission
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
then
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
thrill
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From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his absence Eve had come to regard him, if not with the feeling he desired, with something that resembled it; he read the change in her eyes.
to-night
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From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
touched
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
walked
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Askance he observed her figure, its graceful, rather languid, movement; to-night she had a new power over him, and excited with a passion which made his earlier desires seem spiritless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her accent of submission did not affect Hilliard as formerly; with a nervous thrill, he felt that she spoke as her heart dictated.
wont
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From this reading As they walked slowly away she kept nearer to him than of wont; now and then her arm touched his, and the contact gave him a delicious sensation.
