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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 I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
age
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From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
apart
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
beautiful
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From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
bust
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From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
catch
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
charmed
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
complexion
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
convent
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
dark-blue
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
de
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
Duchess
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
exquisitely
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From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
extraordinarily
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
eyes
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
finger
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
forehead
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
gentle
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
hand
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
ivory
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
just
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
lashes
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
light
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
like
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
marvelous
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From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
matches
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
milk-white
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
Mlle
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
nails
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
paints
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
perfect
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
pink
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
polish
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
shoulders
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From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
silken
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
slender
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From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
smooth
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
Spanish
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
spoke
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
stands
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
straightening
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
talked
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
thirty-eight
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From this reading At the age of thirty-eight she is still exquisitely beautiful.
thumb
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
tippet
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
Vandenesse
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From this reading Her hand is milk-white and extraordinarily beautiful; the nails catch the light in their perfect polish, the thumb is like ivory, the little finger stands just a little apart from the rest, and the foot matches the hand; it is the Spanish foot of Mlle. de Vandenesse.
voice
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From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
waist
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From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
white
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From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was quite charmed by the Duchess, who talked in a gentle voice, straightening my convent tippet as she spoke.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She has dark-blue eyes, with silken lashes, a smooth forehead, and a complexion so pink and white that you might think she paints.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Her bust and shoulders are marvelous, and her waist is as slender as yours.
