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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 Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
any
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From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
appear
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
balmy
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
carefully
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From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
cheek
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
colour
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
day
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
delicate-coloured
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From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
dew
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
dressed
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From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
early
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
face
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
faint
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
fairest
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
flowers
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
freshest
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
greet
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
Gwynne
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
Harold
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
heart
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
hours
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
less
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From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
meet
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
morning-gown
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From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
new
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
Olive
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From this reading Olive dressed herself carefully in her delicate-coloured morning-gown.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
pains
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
rich
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
roof
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
Rothesay
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From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
sun
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
sweetness
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
talk
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
vigil
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
wake
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
walk
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
weary
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From this reading Despite her weary vigil, the balmy morning brought colour to her cheek and a faint sweetness to her heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
whole
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From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
woman
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From this reading Never did any woman think less of herself than Olive Rothesay.
women
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a new and pleasant thing to wake beneath the same roof as Harold Gwynne; to know that his face would meet her when she descended--that she would walk and talk with him the whole day long.
youth
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From this reading She was one of those women who take pains to appear freshest and fairest in the early hours of the day; to greet the sun as the flowers greet him--rich “in the dew of youth.”
