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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 CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
absent-mindedly
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
arms
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
bare
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
better
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
boyishly
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
Brünhilde-like
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
CABLE
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
chair
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
Cis
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
conclusions
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
consciously
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
down
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
drop
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
easily
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
electric
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
envelop
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
fall
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
felt
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
filled
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
floor
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
follow
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
food
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From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
forgetful
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
gave
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From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
glass
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
hair
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
instep
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
knee
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
letting
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
light
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
like
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
low
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
mate
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
metal
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
miraculously
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
mirror
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
molten
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
new
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From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
night
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
normally
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
off
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
other
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
out
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
outing
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From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
petticoat
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
pins
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
pity
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
regret
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
reliving
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From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
remove
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
removed
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
resplendent
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
Rodney
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From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
screen
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
sear
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
seated
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
see
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
serious
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From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
shoe
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
shone
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
shoulders
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
silk-stockinged
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
STRANDS
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From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
stroked
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
switch
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
takes
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
there
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cis was reliving her outing with Rodney that afternoon; it gave her food for new and serious thought.
thoughts
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
tresses
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
turned
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From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CABLE STRANDS That night Cis took the pins out of her hair and let it fall around her, like a screen of molten metal which miraculously could envelop and not sear her.
white
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From this reading It shone above her white petticoat and over her bare arms and shoulders so resplendent that it was a pity that there was none to see it, though Cis felt no such regret.
window
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From this reading She went over to the window and seated herself in a low chair, her right foot boyishly resting on her left knee that she might easily remove its shoe, but having removed it she absent-mindedly let it drop on the floor and stroked her silk-stockinged instep, forgetful that normally one takes off its mate when one shoe has been removed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not consciously see herself as she stood before her mirror, letting down her Brünhilde-like tresses; her mind was filled with other thoughts, and she turned from the glass to switch off the electric light the better to follow out these thoughts and their conclusions.
