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The Hawk of Egypt
The Hawk of Egypt

Chapter VII

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. and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."
II KINGS.
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The Hawk of Egypt

Chapter VII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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. and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."
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II KINGS.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “. and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."”

All words in this reading · 14

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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 . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

face

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From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

head

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From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

II

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From this reading II KINGS.

KINGS

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From this reading II KINGS.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

out

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From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

painted

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From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

tired

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From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."

window

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From this reading . and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window_."