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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 IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
age
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
air
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From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
arouses
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From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
assurance
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
attention
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From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
beauty
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From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
best
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
carried
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
companions
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
couronne
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
de
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
des
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
desired
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
doubtless
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
dress
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
est
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
faite
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
few
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
glance
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
hearts
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
hours
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
hundred
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
Il
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
inn
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
la
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
lady
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
leur
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
mantilla
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From this reading She wore a white mantilla.
men's
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
mesure
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
middle
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
please
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
que
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
rare
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
rois
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
room
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
sat
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
soit
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
Somewhat
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From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
sought
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
stout
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From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
swayed
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
there
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
tired
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
tête
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
Vincente
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
white
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From this reading She wore a white mantilla.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
woman
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From this reading IN the best room of the inn where Vincente and his tired companions sought a few hours’ rest there sat alone, and in thought, a woman of middle age.
word
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From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
wore
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From this reading She wore a white mantilla.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This lady had doubtless swayed men’s hearts by a word or a glance, for she still carried herself with assurance, and a hundred little details of her dress would have told another woman that she still desired to please.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Somewhat stout, she yet had that air which arouses the attention without being worthy of the name of beauty.
à
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From this reading ‘Il est rare que la tête des rois soit faite à la mesure de leur couronne.’
