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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 THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
all
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
bare
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
cared
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
cryptic
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
deceived
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From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
guilt
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
hand
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From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
heart
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
hearts
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
heavy
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
how
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From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
laid
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
Leonardo
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From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
like
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
Lisa
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
love
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
man
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
master
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From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
message
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
Mona
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
OUT
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
posed
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From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
pretty
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
pure
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
read
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From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
rival
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
smile
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From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
smiles
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
smooth
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
sweetly
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From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
then
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From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
There
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
thoughts
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From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
to-day
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
tragedy
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
treads
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
WAY
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
ways
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The message was for her, if she cared to read it, or for him, that rival for her love; or, if their hearts were pure and free from guilt, then there was no message at all.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
wife
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From this reading But was the great Leonardo deceived by the smile of his wife when she posed for him so sweetly?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
woman
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From this reading THE WAY OUT When a woman treads the ways of deceit she smiles--like Mona Lisa.
worked
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From this reading There she smiles to-day, smooth and pretty and cryptic; but Leonardo, the man, worked with heavy heart as he laid bare the tragedy of his love.
wove
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From this reading No, he read her thoughts--how she was thinking of another--and his master hand wove them in.
