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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 As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
all
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
artist
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
attitude
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
boldly
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
bright
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
change
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
cheeks
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
desired
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
eagerly
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
endowed
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
expectation
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
eyes
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
father's
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
few
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
filled
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
fire
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING FOR HIM.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
girl
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
graceful
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
grown
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
hand
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WAITING FOR HIM.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
intense
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
Judith
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
leaning
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
less
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
like
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
longing
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
looking
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
made
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
marvellous
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
months
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
more
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
movements
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
namesake
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
now
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
once
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
own
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
passion
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
perhaps
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
person
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
picture
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
porch
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
scriptural
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
shading
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From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
spirit
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
taller
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
tenderness
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
there
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
velvet
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From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
vigorous
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
vividly
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From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
waited
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From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
WAITING
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From this reading WAITING FOR HIM.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
