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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 girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
arm
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some one knocked at the door.
back
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
black
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
brushing
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
coming
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
Cora
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
coveted
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
Dennison's
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
diamonds
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
door
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From this reading Some one knocked at the door.
empress
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
eyelashes
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
eyes
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
face
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
flung
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
girl
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
glance
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
habit
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
horses
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
inquire
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
INTRUSIVE
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From this reading INTRUSIVE KINDNESS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
KINDNESS
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From this reading INTRUSIVE KINDNESS.
knocked
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From this reading Some one knocked at the door.
Lee
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
like
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
looking
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
maid
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
Miss
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
Mistress
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
mistress's
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
Mrs
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
mulatto
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one knocked at the door.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
ordered
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
pretty
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
put
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
quick
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
riding-habit
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
room
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
round
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
run
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
said
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
searching
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
sinister
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
Some
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From this reading Some one knocked at the door.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
teeth
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
terrace
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some one knocked at the door.
there
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
up
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
up-stairs
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From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
wasn't
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From this reading "Mistress told me to run up, and inquire if it wasn't time for Miss Lee to put on her habit," she said, shooting a quick glance into the room; "the horses are ordered round."
way
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From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I went to open it, and found Cora, Mrs. Dennison's maid, who had been brushing her mistress's riding-habit on the back terrace, and flung it across her arm before coming up-stairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The girl was a pretty mulatto, with teeth that an empress might have coveted, and eyes like diamonds; but there was something in her face that I did not like--a way of looking at you from under her black eyelashes that was both searching and sinister.
