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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 So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
all
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
appear
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
aside
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
bathed
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
Bruce's
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
came
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
care
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
cheeks
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
child
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
congratulate
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From this reading I congratulate you.
Dick
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
dressed
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
dulled
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
Edwin
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
evening
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
eyes
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
fashionable
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
give
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
greeting
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From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
grow
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
Hal
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From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
home
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I congratulate you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
imp
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
Jove
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From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
jovial
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From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
knew
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
looking
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
made
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
more
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
necessary
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
pink
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
questioning
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
recollection
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
refreshed
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
rise
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
rubbed
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
see
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
shadows
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
Sir
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
small
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
special
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
striking
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
stunning
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From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
thrust
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
tinge
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
ugly
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
uncle's
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From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
up
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
usual
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From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
warm
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From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the evening came the party at Dick Bruce’s home, and it was necessary, she knew, to thrust all recollection of Sir Edwin aside, in order to give rise to no questioning and appear as usual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
white
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
Who'd
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
woman
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From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
worry
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From this reading So she dressed herself with special care, rubbed a pink tinge on to her white cheeks, bathed and refreshed eyes dulled by worry and shadows, and made her appearance, looking, if anything, a little more radiant than usual.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who’d ever have thought, to see the ugly little imp of a small child you were, that you would grow up into a fashionable, striking woman?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “By Jove! you look stunning, Hal,” was her jovial uncle’s warm greeting.
