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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 slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was conscious of an instant protest against this profanation.
aimless
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From this reading Her head was bent; her mien was thoughtful, her stride slow and aimless.
almost
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
attended
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
away
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
azure
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
bent
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From this reading Her head was bent; her mien was thoughtful, her stride slow and aimless.
BLUE
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
conscious
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From this reading He was conscious of an instant protest against this profanation.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
distance
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
ENCOUNTERS
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
evidently
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
eye
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
EYES
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
field
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
giants
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
graceful
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
green
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
HAIR
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
head
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From this reading Her head was bent; her mien was thoughtful, her stride slow and aimless.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
inharmonious
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
instant
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From this reading He was conscious of an instant protest against this profanation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
mien
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From this reading Her head was bent; her mien was thoughtful, her stride slow and aimless.
note
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
offence
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
out
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
path
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
pigmy
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
place
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
presence
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
presented
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
profanation
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From this reading He was conscious of an instant protest against this profanation.
protest
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From this reading He was conscious of an instant protest against this profanation.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
slender
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
slow
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From this reading Her head was bent; her mien was thoughtful, her stride slow and aimless.
some
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
SPUN-GOLD
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
stride
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From this reading Her head was bent; her mien was thoughtful, her stride slow and aimless.
stroll
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
sweater
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
tall
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was conscious of an instant protest against this profanation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
thoughtful
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From this reading Her head was bent; her mien was thoughtful, her stride slow and aimless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
towering
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From this reading She was slender, graceful and evidently quite tall, although she seemed a pigmy among the towering giants that attended her stroll.
unaware
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
VARIOUS
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From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
velvety
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
wore
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From this reading The azure blue of the sweater she wore presented an inharmonious note on the field of velvety green;--it was strangely out of place, he thought,--almost an offence to the eye.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading SPUN-GOLD HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS She was quite unaware of his presence, and yet he was directly in her path, though some distance away.
