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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 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.
back
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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.
beamed
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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.
blue
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From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
breast
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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.
coarse
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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.
curved
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From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
deeply
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From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
deformed
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From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
eighteen
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From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
entered
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From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
exactly
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From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
expressed
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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.
eyes
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From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
face
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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.
freak
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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.
girl
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From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
hair
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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.
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.
head
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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.
hunchback
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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.
intelligence
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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.
kindness
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From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
magnificent
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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.
melancholy
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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.
much
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From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
nature
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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.
net
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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.
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.
now
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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.
pale
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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.
person
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From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
pitted
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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.
pox
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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.
proud
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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.
regular
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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.
set
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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 /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
shoulders
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From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
small
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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.
spine
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From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
strange
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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.
sunken
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From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
sweetness
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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.
twisted
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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.
very
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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.
woman
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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.
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.
