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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 scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
afterwards
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
anthem
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
asleep
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
authoritative
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
beams
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
beautiful
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
beauty
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
black
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
brown
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
Cathedral
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
chance
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
choristers
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
clergy
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
colour
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
countenance
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
curling
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
day
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
de
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
dean
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
dear
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
Dr
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
eagle
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
English
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
Esmond's
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
evening
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
eyes
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
face
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
father's
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
fell
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
frank
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
French
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
gives
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
grown
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
hair
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
hood
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
indeed
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
kept
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
lord
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
lord's
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
manly
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
match
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
mistress
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
most
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
mother's
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
much
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
noble-looking
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
officiants
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
old
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
out
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
painted
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
painter's
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
palette
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
Paris
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
particular
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
performed
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
periwig
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
persons
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
picture
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
portrait
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
prayer
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
pretty
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
rather
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
read
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
Rigaud's
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
sapphire
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
sat
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
seeing
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
shut
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
side
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
some
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
son
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
stalls
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
There
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
truth
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From this reading On this day there was not much chance of seeing that particular beauty of my young lord’s countenance; for the truth is, he kept his eyes shut for the most part, and, the anthem being rather long, was asleep.
Tusher
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
two
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
up
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From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
Vandyke
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
Venise
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
version
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
very
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
viscount
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From this reading Monsieur Rigaud’s portrait of my lord viscount, done at Paris afterwards, gives but a French version of his manly, frank, English face.
voice
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he looked up there were two sapphire beams out of his eyes, such as no painter’s palette has the colour to match, I think.
widow's
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
young
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From this reading There was scarce a score of persons in the Cathedral besides the dean and some of his clergy, and the choristers, young and old, that performed the beautiful evening prayer.
youth
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From this reading But Dr. Tusher was one of the officiants, and read from the eagle, in an authoritative voice, and a great black periwig; and in the stalls, still in her black widow’s hood, sat Esmond’s dear mistress, her son by her side, very much grown, and indeed a noble-looking youth, with his mother’s eyes, and his father’s curling brown hair, that fell over his _point de Venise_—a pretty picture such as Vandyke might have painted.
