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actress
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
admiration
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
all
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
almost
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
bargain
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From this reading "Here," she said at last, "here is my part of the bargain."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
blue-black
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, handing me the paper, she continued: "I presume it is correct?"
correct
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From this reading And, handing me the paper, she continued: "I presume it is correct?"
curtains
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
De
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
eyes
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
fell
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
game
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
glanced
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From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
handing
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From this reading And, handing me the paper, she continued: "I presume it is correct?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here," she said at last, "here is my part of the bargain."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, handing me the paper, she continued: "I presume it is correct?"
impassive
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
intensely
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here," she said at last, "here is my part of the bargain."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
King
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
La
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here," she said at last, "here is my part of the bargain."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
lights
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
like
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
looking
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
Lorgnac
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, handing me the paper, she continued: "I presume it is correct?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here," she said at last, "here is my part of the bargain."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
odd
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From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
ORRAIN
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
paper
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From this reading And, handing me the paper, she continued: "I presume it is correct?"
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here," she said at last, "here is my part of the bargain."
PEARS
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
perhaps
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
played
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
presume
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From this reading And, handing me the paper, she continued: "I presume it is correct?"
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
said
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From this reading "Here," she said at last, "here is my part of the bargain."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
shone
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
sign
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
skill
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
soft
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
some
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
steel
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
stone
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
token
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From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
triumph
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From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She glanced at us, an odd triumph in her look.
Valentinois
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From this reading THE PEARS OF ORRAIN As the curtains fell behind the King all the soft lights left La Valentinois' eyes, and they shone like blue-black steel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So intensely an actress was she that it almost seemed, and perhaps it was so, that she was looking at us for some sign, some token of admiration at the skill with which she had played her game, but both De Lorgnac and myself remained impassive as stone.
