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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance
The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XVIII

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'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.
Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.
Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.
Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.
Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.
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Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.
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Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.
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Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.
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Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.”

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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 Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

Alastor

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From this reading Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

all

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

angler

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

any

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

bloom

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

BOWER

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

call

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From this reading Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

change

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

changing

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

charming

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

consist

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

describe

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

descriptive

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

difficult

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

ebbs

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

effect

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

events

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

face

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From this reading Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.

Faces

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

fall

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

flows

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

formal

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

friend

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From this reading Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

identify

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

introduction

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

just

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From this reading Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

label

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

lady

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

learnt

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From this reading Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

light

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

like

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

love

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

mainly

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

NICOLETE

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

Now

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From this reading Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

Paint

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From this reading Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

perhaps

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From this reading Now the face of Nicolete, as I learnt in time to call her, was just soul and bloom, perhaps mainly bloom.

personality

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

physical

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

picture

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

portray

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

reader

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

really

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

reason

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

said

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From this reading Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

soul

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

spiritual

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

T

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

tide

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

types

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

very

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From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

way

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

whimsical

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

WILDWOOD

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.

woman

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From this reading Paint a woman! as our young friend Alastor said.

worship

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From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.

young

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From this reading 'T IS OF NICOLETE AND HER BOWER IN THE WILDWOOD But I have all this time left the reader without any formal descriptive introduction to this whimsical young lady angler.