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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 She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
absently
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almost
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From this reading Unlike the Diana type of Polynesian, she was almost ethereal.
aloft
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
asphodels
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
audibly
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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carefully
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condensed
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daughter
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From this reading “She was the daughter of Queen Mamare.
Diana
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From this reading Unlike the Diana type of Polynesian, she was almost ethereal.
ethereal
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From this reading Unlike the Diana type of Polynesian, she was almost ethereal.
eyes
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
fingers
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fragile-slender
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
ground
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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half-full
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hand
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heaven
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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kissed
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From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
lily
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
luminous
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
Mamare
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From this reading “She was the daughter of Queen Mamare.
milk
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modest
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
paused
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From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
placed
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From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
Polynesian
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From this reading Unlike the Diana type of Polynesian, she was almost ethereal.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
Queen
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From this reading “She was the daughter of Queen Mamare.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was the daughter of Queen Mamare.
shrinking
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
shy
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
sublimated
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
sward
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
tender
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
toying
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type
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From this reading Unlike the Diana type of Polynesian, she was almost ethereal.
Unlike
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From this reading Unlike the Diana type of Polynesian, she was almost ethereal.
violet
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From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was the daughter of Queen Mamare.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She _was_ ethereal, sublimated by purity, as shy and modest as a violet, as fragile-slender as a lily, and her eyes, luminous and shrinking tender, were as asphodels on the sward of heaven.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
Whiskers
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From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft.
woman
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From this reading She was the woman wonderful.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was the woman wonderful.
