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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 “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
altogether
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
amiable
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
artist
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
away
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
bring
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there certainly is truth in what you have said.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
certainly
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From this reading But there certainly is truth in what you have said.
conscious
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From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
daguerreotype
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
disagreeable
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
dodging
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
escape
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
eye
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
face
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
hard
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
hate
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From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But there certainly is truth in what you have said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there certainly is truth in what you have said.
less
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
like
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
likeness
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
looking
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From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
mean
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
meet
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
much
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
out
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
own
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
perfectly
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
permit
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
Phœbe
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
pictures
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
prejudice
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
reserve
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
said
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
seen
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From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
sort
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
spite
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
sprang
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
stern
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
there
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From this reading But there certainly is truth in what you have said.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
traits
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
truth
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From this reading But there certainly is truth in what you have said.
try
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From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
trying
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From this reading “I don’t much like pictures of that sort,—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether.
unamiable
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From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
very
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From this reading They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But there certainly is truth in what you have said.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you would permit me,” said the artist, looking at Phœbe, “I should like to try whether the daguerreotype can bring out disagreeable traits on a perfectly amiable face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
youthfulness
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From this reading “A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean?” asked Phœbe with less reserve; for, in spite of prejudice, her own youthfulness sprang forward to meet his.
