Chapter VII
EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes. "The storm is over." She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile: "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily. "No rouge on my lips....
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Chapter VII
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EVE
TRIUMPHANT
"There!"
she
said,
after
a
few
minutes.
"The
storm
is
over."
She
raised
her
beautiful
face,
now
lit
with
a
smile:
"No
black
on
my
eye-lashes,
you
see,"
she
added,
gaily.
"No
rouge
on
my
lips....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
EVE
TRIUMPHANT
"There!"
she
said,
after
a
few
minutes.
Line 2
"The
storm
is
over."
Line 3
She
raised
her
beautiful
face,
now
lit
with
a
smile:
Line 4
"No
black
on
my
eye-lashes,
you
see,"
she
added,
gaily.
Line 5
"No
rouge
on
my
lips....
Learner Dictionary
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Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.”
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"The storm is over."”
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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 EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
beautiful
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From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
black
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From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
EVE
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From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
eye-lashes
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face
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From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
few
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From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
gaily
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From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The storm is over."
lips
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lit
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From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
minutes
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From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
now
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From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "The storm is over."
raised
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From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
rouge
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said
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From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
see
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From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
smile
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From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
storm
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From this reading "The storm is over."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The storm is over."
There
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From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
TRIUMPHANT
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From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.