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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 With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
abundant
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
agreeable
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
always
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
any
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
await
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From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
back
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
brush
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
brushed
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
buying
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
coils
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
come
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
comfort
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
day
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
drawer
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
dye
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
economies
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
expectancy
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
expensive
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
extravagance
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
favourite
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
find
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
graced
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
great
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
guilty
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
head
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
hour
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ill-concealed
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From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
impatience
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From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
Jetoline
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
last
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
looking-glass
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
many
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
meditating
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
Miss
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From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
out
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
proceed
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
rate
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
reflected
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
reposed
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
retiring
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From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
room
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
seat
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
Semaphore
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From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
sense
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
small
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
spare
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
table
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From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the open drawer of the table reposed the abundant coils that graced by day the back of her head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
tresses
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From this reading With a sense of agreeable expectancy did she at last seat herself in her room before the looking-glass and proceed to brush out her scanty tresses.
undoubtedly
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
usual
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From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
Water
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With ill-concealed impatience did Miss Semaphore await her usual hour for retiring.
Women
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From this reading Women, guilty of a great extravagance, always find comfort in meditating small economies.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
years
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
Youth
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From this reading As she brushed, she reflected that expensive though the Water of Youth undoubtedly was, it would at any rate spare her buying “Jetoline,” her favourite dye, for many years to come.
