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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 If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
action
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
admiration
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From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
age
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
approach
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
awakens
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From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
Beautiful
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From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
beauty
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From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
breathes
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
charm
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
child
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From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
diffused
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
earth
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
evil
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
exquisite
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From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first Step towards the Ladder.
flower
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
fragrance
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
girl
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
innocence
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
Ladder
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From this reading The first Step towards the Ladder.
lightest
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
like
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
lovely
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
more
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
sanctifying
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
shielding
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
spell
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From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
StepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first Step towards the Ladder.
tender
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her beauty awakens no feeling beyond that of admiration.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first Step towards the Ladder.
there
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The charm of innocence breathes around her, as fragrance is diffused by the flower, sanctifying her lightest thought and action, and shielding her, like a spell, from the approach of evil.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The first Step towards the Ladder.
twelve
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From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
Winifred
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
woman
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From this reading Beautiful is the girl of twelve,--who is neither child nor woman, but something between both, something more exquisite than either!
Wood
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From this reading If there is one thing on earth, more lovely than another, it is a fair girl of the tender age of Winifred Wood!
