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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 She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
appeal
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From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
BIANCA
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
Blanca
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
cup
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
dim
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From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
eyes
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
felt
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
figure
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
flower
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
force
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From this reading What force had moved her to paint like that?
frowning
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
gazing
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
girl
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
hate
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From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
haunting
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
kill
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
lamplight
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
like
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From this reading What force had moved her to paint like that?
lips
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
love
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From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
model
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
moved
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From this reading What force had moved her to paint like that?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
other
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
out
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
paint
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From this reading What force had moved her to paint like that?
painting
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From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
pale
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
pale-blue
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
pale-red
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
parted
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
picture
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
pictures
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
piece
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
placed
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
power
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
presentment
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From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
resentful
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
some
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
studio
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From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
there
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From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Not love--there was no love in the presentment of that twilight figure; not hate--there was no hate in the painting of her dim appeal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
water
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From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What force had moved her to paint like that?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading What had she felt while the girl was standing before her, still as some pale flower placed in a cup of water?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BIANCA In her studio that afternoon Blanca stood before her picture of the little model--the figure with parted pale-red lips and haunting, pale-blue eyes, gazing out of shadow into lamplight.
work
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From this reading She was frowning, as though resentful of a piece of work which had the power to kill her other pictures.
