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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 This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
addressed
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
black
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
blue
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
braids
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
bursting
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
com
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
contrasted
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From this reading Her dress contrasted the speaker's by an exquisite neatness.
conversazione
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
cortese
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
crimson
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
crown
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
dark
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
described
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
dress
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From this reading Her dress contrasted the speaker's by an exquisite neatness.
dressed
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
e
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
elderly
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
encased
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
evident
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
expression
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
exquisite
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From this reading Her dress contrasted the speaker's by an exquisite neatness.
eyes
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
face
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
fashion
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
feet
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
forehead
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
glossy
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
graceful
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
hair
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
handkerchief
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
head
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
Horace
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
invitation
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
Italian
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
knot
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
lady
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
list
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
Louvier
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
M
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
merino
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
much
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
neatness
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From this reading Her dress contrasted the speaker's by an exquisite neatness.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
noisily
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
owing
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
pair
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
perhaps
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
person
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
Piccola
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
restrained
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
room
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
round
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
said
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
Saturday
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From this reading "_Piccola, piccola! com e cortese_! another invitation from M. Louvier for next Saturday,--conversazione."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
simple
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
slatternly
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
slippers
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
small
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
smooth
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
somewhat
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
Spartan
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
speaker's
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From this reading Her dress contrasted the speaker's by an exquisite neatness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
turban-like
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
twisted
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
very
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
vivacious
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
wear
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
worse
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
wrapper
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From this reading She was dressed, after a somewhat slatternly fashion, in a wrapper of crimson merino much the worse for wear, a blue handkerchief twisted turban-like round her head, and her feet encased in list slippers.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
young
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From this reading The person to whom she addressed herself was a young lady with dark hair, which, despite its evident repugnance, was restrained into smooth glossy braids over the forehead, and at the crown of the small graceful head into the simple knot which Horace has described as "Spartan."
youthful
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From this reading This was said in Italian by an elderly lady bursting noisily into the room,--elderly, yet with a youthful expression of face, owing perhaps to a pair of very vivacious black eyes.
