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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
beauty
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
care
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
carelessly
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
case
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From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
clear
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
controlled
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
dimmed
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
dressed
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
emotion
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
evidently
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
girl
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
hair
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
head
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
indeed
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From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
inflection
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
laboured
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From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
lifted
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
loss
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From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
lost
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From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
meeting
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
much
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From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
perhaps
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
PROBLEM
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
revealed
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
showed
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
spoke
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From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
STATED
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
suffered
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From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
tears
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found this to be indeed the case, for it seemed that she had lost half herself.
unconsciously
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From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
very
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
vitality
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From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
voice
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
weary
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From this reading She was, however, quite controlled and showed little emotion at their meeting; but she looked very weary and every inflection of her pleasant, clear voice revealed it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She spoke as one who had suffered much and laboured under great loss of vitality.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE PROBLEM STATED The girl had evidently dressed that morning without thought or care--perhaps unconsciously.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
wound
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From this reading Her wonderful hair was lifted and wound carelessly upon her head; her beauty had been dimmed by tears.
