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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 The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
actual
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From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
appraise
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From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
comely
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From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
expected
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
eyes
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
face
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
far
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From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
find
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From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
gas
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
hag
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
Henrietta
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
liar
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
lighted
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
lined
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
looking
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
many
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
minutes
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
mirror
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
moral
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
reached
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
real
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From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
reflected
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
room
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
ruined
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From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
saw
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From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
see
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
slinking
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
stock
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From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
there
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From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
thus
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From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
trying
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From this reading It was thus she took stock of herself, trying to find and appraise the real Henrietta.
ugliness
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
warranted
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From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Henrietta reached her room she lighted the gas and stood for many minutes before her mirror looking at her face as it was reflected there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
woman
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From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading The face she saw surprised her, for she had come to her room feeling that she was a wrecked and ruined Henrietta.
wrinkles
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From this reading She had half expected to see the face of a hag, lined with wrinkles of moral ugliness, with eyes of a slinking liar.
years
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From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
younger
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From this reading She saw the face of a comely woman, younger by far than her actual years warranted.
