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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 A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
air
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
also
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
apartment
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
beautiful
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
came
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
clearly
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
countenance
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
deep
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From this reading She was dressed in deep mourning.
door
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
down
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
dressed
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From this reading She was dressed in deep mourning.
duskily
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
elegance
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
entered
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
expression
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
faint
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
far
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
fell
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
furnished
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
girl
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
head
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
hearing
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
LADY
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
leaned
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
lips
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
mourning
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From this reading She was dressed in deep mourning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
parted
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
past
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
pensive
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
person
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
prime
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
room
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
sad
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
sat
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was dressed in deep mourning.
shoulder
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
side
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
sigh
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
sitting
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
tall
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
testified
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
thoughtful
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From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
thoughts
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
too
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From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
troubled
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From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
up
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From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was dressed in deep mourning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That her thoughts were far from being pleasant, the sober, even sad expression of her countenance too clearly testified.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A faint sigh parted her lips as she looked up, on hearing the door of the apartment in which she was sitting open.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The person who entered, a tall and beautiful girl, also in mourning, came and sat down by her side, and leaned her head, with a pensive, troubled air, down upon her shoulder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LADY, past the prime of life, sat thoughtful, as twilight fell duskily around her, in a room furnished with great elegance.
