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The Talisman

Chapter XVI

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'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.
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The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.
Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.
She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Talisman

Chapter XVI

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

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'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.
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The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.
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Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.
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She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.”

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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 graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

accounted

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

all

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

any

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

beautiful

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

Berengaria

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

chat

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

common

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

complexion

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

country

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

daughter

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

exquisitely

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From this reading Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.

extremely

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

features

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

form

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From this reading Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.

graced

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

hair

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

heroic

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

high-born

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

juvenile

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

King

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

Like

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

more

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

most

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

moulded

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From this reading Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.

Navarre

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

one-and-twenty

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

only

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

other

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

period

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

profusion

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

Queen-Consort

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

reality

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

really

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

Richard

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

Sanchez

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

sense

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

several

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

slight

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From this reading Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

SONG

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From this reading SONG.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

There's

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Her form was slight, though exquisitely moulded.

Tis

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

wit

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

woman

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From this reading 'Tis not her sense, for sure in that There's nothing more than common; And all her wit is only chat, Like any other woman.

women

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From this reading The high-born Berengaria, daughter of Sanchez, King of Navarre, and the Queen-Consort of the heroic Richard, was accounted one of the most beautiful women of the period.

years

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.

younger

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From this reading She was graced with a complexion not common in her country, a profusion of fair hair, and features so extremely juvenile as to make her look several years younger than she really was, though in reality she was not above one-and-twenty.