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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 True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
admiring
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
adore
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From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The somewhat crude outline of the arms is seen again in the shoulders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
angular
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
arise
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From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
arms
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
certain
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
Chaulieu
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
consolation
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
crude
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From this reading The somewhat crude outline of the arms is seen again in the shoulders.
curves
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
de
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
dear
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
deplore
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
Duchesse
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
elbows
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
exquisite
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
fill
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
fineness
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
fortnight
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
grace
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
hollows
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
impossible
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
line
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
man
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From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
modeled
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
most
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From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
mother
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
mother's
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
observing
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
out
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
outline
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From this reading The somewhat crude outline of the arms is seen again in the shoulders.
own
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
plump
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
points
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From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
promising
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From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
round
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
satiny
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
seen
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From this reading The somewhat crude outline of the arms is seen again in the shoulders.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
shoulders
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From this reading The somewhat crude outline of the arms is seen again in the shoulders.
show
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
skin
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
somewhat
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From this reading The somewhat crude outline of the arms is seen again in the shoulders.
spent
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From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
there
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
True
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From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
weak
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From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
well
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading True, I have my weak points; but were I a man, I should adore them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They arise from what is most promising in me.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
wrist
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From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there is consolation in observing the fineness of the wrist, and a certain grace of line in those hollows, which will yet fill out and show plump, round, and well modeled, under the satiny skin.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you have spent a fortnight admiring the exquisite curves of your mother's arms, and that mother the Duchesse de Chaulieu, it is impossible, my dear, not to deplore your own angular elbows.
