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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 had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
alluringly
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From this reading He had never imagined her so wonderfully, so alluringly beautiful.
almost
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
apartment
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
beautiful
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From this reading He had never imagined her so wonderfully, so alluringly beautiful.
black
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
Claridge's
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
cloak
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
delay
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
door
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From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
drawing-room
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
dressed
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
drooping
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
entered
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
feather
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
furnished
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
hat
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
Hotel
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
imagined
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From this reading He had never imagined her so wonderfully, so alluringly beautiful.
impression
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From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
justice
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From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
lace
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
large
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
like
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
moment
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From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
more
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
opened
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From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
puzzled
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From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
received
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
room
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From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
sitting-room
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had never imagined her so wonderfully, so alluringly beautiful.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
Tavernake's
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From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She looked at him, as the door opened, as though for a moment half puzzled.
thoughts
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From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
very
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From this reading She had received him, after a very long delay, in her sitting-room at Claridge's Hotel--a large apartment furnished more like a drawing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
wildest
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From this reading Tavernake's first impression of Elizabeth was that he had never, even in his wildest thoughts, done her justice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was standing, when he entered, almost in the center of the room, dressed in a long lace cloak and a hat with a drooping black feather.
wonderfully
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From this reading He had never imagined her so wonderfully, so alluringly beautiful.
