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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 “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
back
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From this reading I concluded I would go and give her back her portrait and those letters myself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
beautiful
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From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
concluded
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From this reading I concluded I would go and give her back her portrait and those letters myself.
conveyed
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
delicate
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
expression
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From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
features
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
felt
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
girl's
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From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
give
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From this reading I concluded I would go and give her back her portrait and those letters myself.
go
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From this reading I concluded I would go and give her back her portrait and those letters myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I concluded I would go and give her back her portrait and those letters myself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
letters
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From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
lie
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
light
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
listen
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From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
made
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
manipulation
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
mean
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From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
mental
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From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I concluded I would go and give her back her portrait and those letters myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
packet
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From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
portrait
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From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
pose
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
ready
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From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
reservation
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From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
shade
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
slim
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From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression.
sunlight
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
suspicion
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From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
Thus
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From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
too
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
truthfulness
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From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Thus I was left at last with a slim packet of letters and the girl’s portrait.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I concluded I would go and give her back her portrait and those letters myself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features.
