adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
beamedverbUS /biːmd/
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
deformedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfɔːrmd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
freaknounUS /friːk/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
handsomest
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From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
hunchbacknounUS /ˈhʌntʃbæk/
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
magnificentadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
characterized by grandeur
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
pittedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtɪd/
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
poxnounUS /pɑːks/
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
spinenounUS /spaɪn/
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By a strange freak of nature, the handsomest woman would have been proud of the magnificent hair twisted in a coarse net at the back of her head.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
