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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 He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
almost
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
always
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
Anna's
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
arm
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
bending
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
comb
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
confinement
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
covered
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you love her very much?”
dressing
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
fire
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
floor
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
gaily
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
girl
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
glossy
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
gown
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
hair
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
heavy
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
homage
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
How
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
John
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
kindled
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
knees
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
loosened
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
love
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From this reading Did you love her very much?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
mock
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
more
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
much
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From this reading Did you love her very much?”
neck
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
picturesque
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
pleading
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
ribbon
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
room
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
said
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From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
sat
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
seating
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
shoulders
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
side
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
sofa
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
soft
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
speak
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
sweeping
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
tassels
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
tasteful
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From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
Then
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
very
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From this reading Did you love her very much?”
voice
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
waited
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He found her in a tasteful dressing gown, its heavy tassels almost sweeping the floor, while her long glossy hair loosened from its confinement of ribbon and comb, covered her neck and shoulders as she sat before the fire always kindled in her room.
wound
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From this reading Then seating himself upon the sofa at her side, he wound his arm around her and waited for her to speak.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How picturesque you look,” he said gaily, bending his knees in mock homage before her.
young
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From this reading “John,” and Anna’s voice was soft and pleading, “tell me more of that young girl.
